Telipna semirufa, the western telipna, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo.[2]

Telipna semirufa
Male in Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Telipna
Species:
T. semirufa
Binomial name
Telipna semirufa
Synonyms
  • Liptena semirufa Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889
  • Telipna maesseni Stempffer, 1970

Subspecies

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  • Telipna semirufa semirufa (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo)
  • Telipna semirufa ivoiriensis Libert, 2005 (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast)

References

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