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Hypolycaena lebona

Synonyms: Hypolycaena anomala; Hypolycaena antifaunus (heterotypic); Hypolycaena splendens

Wikipedia Abstract

Hypolycaena lebona, the Fairy Hairstreak, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. Adults mud-puddle and have also been recorded imbibing moisture from moist wood ash.
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Infraspecies

Hypolycaena lebona coerula
Hypolycaena lebona lebona

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0