Hewitsonia boisduvalii

Hewitsonia boisduvalii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hewitsonia
Species:	H. boisduvalii
Binomial name
	Hewitsonia boisduvalii; (Hewitson, 1869)
Synonyms
	Corydon boisduvalii Hewitson, 1869; Hewitsonia boiduvalii nigeriensis Jackson, 1962;

Hewitsonia boisduvalii - Volta Region, Ghana

Hewitsonia boisduvalii, the large tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.^[2] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests with a closed canopy.

Subspecies[]

Hewitsonia boisduvalii boisduvalii (Guinea: Nimba Mountains, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
Hewitsonia boisduvalii borealis Schultze, 1916 (southern Nigeria, Cameroon)

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