Hewitsonia intermedia

Hewitsonia intermedia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Hewitsonia intermedia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hewitsonia
Species:
H. intermedia
Binomial name
Hewitsonia intermedia
Synonyms
  • Hewitsonia kirbyi f. intermedia Joicey and Talbot, 1921

The larvae feed on lichen on the trunks of trees.

References

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


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