Hewitsonia danane

Hewitsonia danane
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hewitsonia
Species:
H. danane
Binomial name
Hewitsonia danane
Synonyms
  • Hewitsonia dennisangwina d'Abrera, 1980

Hewitsonia danane, the Stempffer's tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Ivory Coast, southern Nigeria and central and western Cameroon.[2]

The larvae feed on blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). They are associated with the ant species Oecophylla longinoda.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hewitsonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ a b "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2012-09-19.


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