Biology:Hewitsonia intermedia
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Hewitsonia intermedia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hewitsonia |
| Species: | H. intermedia
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| Hewitsonia intermedia Jackson, 1962[1]
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Hewitsonia intermedia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on lichen on the trunks of trees.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hewitsonia intermedia. |
- ↑ Hewitsonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina
Wikidata ☰ Q13230328 entry
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