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Monotypic butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Tumerepedes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Liptenini
Genus: Tumerepedes
Bethune-Baker, 1913
Species: T. flava
Binomial name
Tumerepedes flava
Bethune-Baker, 1913

Tumerepedes is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, endemic to the Afrotropical realm. It consists of only one species, Tumerepedes flava, the Nigerian buff, which is found in northern Nigeria. The habitat consists of riverine forests.

References

  1. Tumerepedes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
Taxon identifiers
Tumerepedes flava


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