Hypolycaena coerulea

Species of butterfly

Hypolycaena coerulea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. coerulea
Binomial name
Hypolycaena coerulea
Aurivillius, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena lebona var. coerulea Aurivillius, 1895
  • Hypolycaena lebona coerulea

Hypolycaena coerulea, the shining fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Niger Delta, the eastern part of the country and the Cross River loop) and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Hypolycaena coerulea.
  1. ^ Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
Taxon identifiers
Hypolycaena coerulea
  • Wikidata: Q5959769
  • Wikispecies: Hypolycaena coerulea
  • BioLib: 647511
  • GBIF: 10690683
  • iNaturalist: 149459
  • IUCN: 159779


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