Hypolycaena kadiskos

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Hypolycaena kadiskos
Bulletin Hill Museum I PlateXV.jpg
Figs 75, 76 as Hypolycaena buxtoni puella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
H. kadiskos
Binomial name
Hypolycaena kadiskos
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena buxtoni puella Joicey and Talbot, 1921

Hypolycaena kadiskos, the scarce hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina


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