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Falcuna synesia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Falcuna
Species:	F. synesia
Binomial name
Falcuna synesia (Hulstaert, 1924)
Synonyms
Liptena synesia Hulstaert, 1924 Falcuna synesia f. landana Stempffer and Bennett, 1963

Falcuna synesia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

• Falcuna synesia synesia (Angola: Cabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mayumbe)
• Falcuna synesia fusca Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 (Cameroon, Central African Republic)
• Falcuna synesia gabonensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1963 (Gabon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea: Mbini and Bioko)

References

1. Falcuna at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-08.

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