Hewitsonia_boisduvalii

<i>Hewitsonia boisduvalii</i>

Hewitsonia boisduvalii

Species of butterfly

Hewitsonia boisduvalii, the large tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests with a closed canopy.

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Hewitsonia boisduvalii - Volta Region, Ghana

Subspecies

  • Hewitsonia boisduvalii boisduvalii (Guinea: Nimba Mountains, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
  • Hewitsonia boisduvalii borealis Schultze, 1916 (southern Nigeria, Cameroon)

References

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


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