Torbenia larseni

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Torbenia larseni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Torbenia
Species:
T. larseni
Binomial name
Torbenia larseni
(Stempffer, 1969)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ornipholidotos larseni Stempffer, 1969

Torbenia larseni, the Larsen's glasswing, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests. The species was named after Torben Bjørn Larsen.

References[edit]

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