Biology:Hypomyrina nomenia

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Hypomyrina nomenia
Orange Playboy.JPG
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H. nomenia
Binomial name
Hypomyrina nomenia
(Hewitson, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Myrina nomenia Hewitson, 1874

Hypomyrina nomenia, the orange playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Hypomyrina nomenia nomenia (Nigeria: west, south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu)
  • Hypomyrina nomenia extensa Libert, 2004 (Uganda, western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, north-western Zambia)

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5959925 entry