Biology:Hypolycaena kadiskos

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Hypolycaena kadiskos
Bulletin Hill Museum I PlateXV.jpg
Figs 75, 76 as Hypolycaena buxtoni puella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. kadiskos
Binomial name
Hypolycaena kadiskos
H. H. Druce, 1890[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena buxtoni puella Joicey and Talbot, 1921

Hypolycaena kadiskos, the scarce hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5959796 entry