Hypolycaena scintillans
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] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hypolycaena |
| Species: | H. scintillans |
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References
- Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina
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