Hypolycaena scintillans
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Hypolycaena scintillans, the scintillating fairy hairstreak , is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henri Stempffer in 1957. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests.
References[]
- ^ Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina
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