Biology:Tetrarhanis ilma

Short description: Species of butterfly

Tetrarhanis ilma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Tetrarhanis
Species:	T. ilma
Binomial name
Tetrarhanis ilma (Hewitson, 1873)
Synonyms
Liptena ilma Hewitson, 1873 Liptena ilma daltoni Poulton, 1929 Liptena ilma lathyi Joicey & Talbot, 1921 Liptena (Tetrarhanis) ilma ugandae Stempffer, 1964

Tetrarhanis ilma is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

• T. i. ilma (Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mayumbe, Uele, Ituri, Tshopo, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru, Lualaba and Shaba)
• T. i. daltoni (Poulton, 1929) (south-western Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
• T. i. lathyi (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Tanzania)
• T. i. ugandae (Stempffer, 1964) (Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 c

Wikidata ☰ Q7706705 entry