Hypolycaena coerulea

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Hypolycaena coerulea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. coerulea
Binomial name
Hypolycaena coerulea
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena lebona var. coerulea Aurivillius, 1895
  • Hypolycaena lebona coerulea

Hypolycaena coerulea, the shining fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Niger Delta, the eastern part of the country and the Cross River loop) and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

References[edit]

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