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Falcuna libyssa

Falcuna libyssa, the common marble, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Angola. The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests with a canopy.

Adults of both sexes feed at extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae and other creepers.

Subspecies

  • Falcuna libyssa libyssa (eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon)
  • Falcuna libyssa angolensis <small>Stempffer & Bennett, 1963</small> (northern Angola)
  • Falcuna libyssa cameroonica <small>Stempffer & Bennett, 1963</small> (Cameroon: except the west, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini)

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