Hypolycaena coerulea

Hypolycaena coerulea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypolycaena
Species:	H. coerulea
Binomial name
	Hypolycaena coerulea; Aurivillius, 1895
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[]

^ Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina

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[1] Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina

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