Hypophytala benitensis

Hypophytala benitensis, the Holland's flash, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Hypophytala benitensis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Hypophytala
Species:
H. benitensis
Binomial name
Hypophytala benitensis
(Holland, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola benitensis Holland, 1890
  • Phytala benitensis
  • Epitola rezia Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893
  • Phytala schultzei Aurivillius, 1923

Subspecies
  • Hypophytala benitensis benitensis (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
  • Hypophytala benitensis minziro Libert & Collins, 1999 (Minziro forest, north-western Tanzania)

References
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  1. Hypophytala at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina


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