Hewitsonia boisduvalii

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hewitsonia

Similar Pseudacraea, Papilio zalmoxis, Amauris, Deudorix, Miletinae

Hewitsonia boisduvalii, the large tiger blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests with a closed canopy.

Subspecies

Hewitsonia boisduvalii boisduvalii (Guinea: Nimba Mountains, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)

Hewitsonia boisduvalii borealis Schultze, 1916 (southern Nigeria, Cameroon)

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Hewitsonia boisduvalii Wikipedia

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