Hypolycaena kadiskos

Hypolycaena kadiskos, the scarce hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Hypolycaena kadiskos
Figs 75, 76 as Hypolycaena buxtoni puella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. kadiskos
Binomial name
Hypolycaena kadiskos
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena buxtoni puella Joicey and Talbot, 1921

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina


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