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Hewitsonia intermedia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hewitsonia

Hewitsonia intermedia is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on lichen on the trunks of trees.

References

Hewitsonia intermedia Wikipedia