Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hewitsonia | |
Hewitsonia danane, the Stempffer's tiger blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western Ivory Coast, southern Nigeria and central and western Cameroon.
The larvae feed on blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). They are associated with the ant species Oecophylla longinoda.
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