Hypolycaena kadiskos
Hypolycaena kadiskos | |
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Figs 75, 76 as Hypolycaena buxtoni puella | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | H. kadiskos
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Hypolycaena kadiskos H. H. Druce, 1890[1]
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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[]
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- ^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1890
- Hypolycaenini
- Butterflies of Africa
- Theclinae stubs