Biology:Hypophytala benitensis
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hypophytala |
| Species: | H. benitensis
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| Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890)[1]
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Hypophytala benitensis, the Holland's flash, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
- Hypophytala benitensis benitensis (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
- Hypophytala benitensis minziro Libert & Collins, 1999 (Minziro forest, north-western Tanzania)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Hypophytala benitensis |
- ↑ Hypophytala at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_epitolina.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q28175252 entry
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