Eresiomera isca

Eresiomera isca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Eresiomera
Species:	E. isca
Binomial name
Eresiomera isca (Hewitson, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
Liptena isca Hewitson, 1873 Pseuderesia isca Pseuderesia isca ab. demaculata Hulstaert, 1924

Eresiomera isca, the common pearly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests and swamp forests.

Subspecies

• Eresiomera isca isca (Nigeria: east of the Niger river, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Bioko, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa, Equateur, Tshuapa, Mongala and Uele)
• Eresiomera isca occidentalis Collins & Larsen, 1998 (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria: west of the Niger river)

References

1. Eresiomera 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 2012-10-10.