Hypolycaena_scintillans

<i>Hypolycaena scintillans</i>

Hypolycaena scintillans

Species of butterfly

Hypolycaena scintillans, the scintillating fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henri Stempffer in 1957. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] Its habitat consists of primary and secondary forests.

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References

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

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