Biology:Hewitsonia danane
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Hewitsonia danane | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hewitsonia |
| Species: | H. danane
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| Binomial name | |
| Hewitsonia danane Stempffer, 1969[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Hewitsonia danane, the Stempffer's tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Ivory Coast, southern Nigeria and central and western Cameroon.[2]
The larvae feed on blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). They are associated with the ant species Oecophylla longinoda.[2]
References
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hewitsonia danane. |
| Wikispecies has information related to Hewitsonia danane |
- ↑ Hewitsonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_epitolina.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q5748430 entry
