Biology:Hypolycaena scintillans

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Hypolycaena scintillans
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. scintillans
Binomial name
Hypolycaena scintillans
Stempffer, 1957[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena lebona ab. scintillans Aurivillius, 1895

Hypolycaena scintillans, the scintillating fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henri Stempffer in 1957. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] Its habitat consists of primary and secondary forests.

References

  1. Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina

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Wikidata ☰ Q16753904 entry