Liptena flavicans, the large ochreous liptena, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of drier forests and open areas in wetter forests.
Subspecies
- L. f. flavicans (south-western Cameroon)
- L. f. aequatorialis <small>Stempffer, 1956</small> (Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Equateur, Tshuapa and Sankuru)
- L. f. katera <small>Stempffer, 1956</small> (Uganda: western shores of Lake Victoria, north-western Tanzania)
- L. f. oniens <small>Talbot, 1935</small> (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, western Cameroon)
- L. f. praeusta <small>Schultze, 1917</small> (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele)
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