Kakumia ideoides is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Tshopo, Sankuru and Lualaba), Uganda and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests at altitudes between 900 and 1,400 metres.

Kakumia ideoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Kakumia
Species:
K. ideoides
Binomial name
Kakumia ideoides
(Dewitz, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena ideoides Dewitz, 1887
  • Liptena girthii Dewitz, 1887

References

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  1. ^ Kakumia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina
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