Biology:Hewitsonia inexpectata

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Hewitsonia inexpectata
Hewitsonia inexpectata male verso.jpg
Hewitsonia inexpectata - Centre Region (Cameroon)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hewitsonia
Species:
H. inexpectata
Binomial name
Hewitsonia inexpectata
Bouyer, 1997[1]

Hewitsonia inexpectata, the unexpected tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5748433 entry