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.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests and open areas in wetter forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Liptena |
| Species: | L. flavicans
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Subspecies
edit- L. f. flavicans (south-western Cameroon)
- L. f. aequatorialis Stempffer, 1956 (Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valley, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Equateur, Tshuapa and Sankuru)
- L. f. katera Stempffer, 1956 (Uganda: western shores of Lake Victoria, north-western Tanzania)
- L. f. oniens Talbot, 1935 (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, western Cameroon)
- L. f. praeusta Schultze, 1917 (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele)
References
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- ^ Liptena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina