Biology:Hypolycaena dubia

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Short description: Species of insect

Hypolycaena dubia
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. dubia
Binomial name
Hypolycaena dubia
Aurivillius, 1895[1]

Hypolycaena dubia, the dubious fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (the southern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the southern part of the country to Shaba and the north-east) and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q13316853 entry