Falcuna hollandi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Falcuna hollandi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Falcuna
Species:
F. hollandi
Binomial name
Falcuna hollandi
Synonyms
  • Liptena hollandi Aurivillius, 1899
  • Liptena libyssa var. hollandi Aurivillius, 1895

Subspecies

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  • Falcuna hollandi hollandi (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lulua, Kasai and southern Sankuru)
  • Falcuna hollandi nigricans Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 (Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshuapa, Equateur, Sankuru and Lualaba)
  • Falcuna hollandi suffusa Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini)

References

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  1. ^ Falcuna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-08.