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Hypomyrina nomenia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Genus
  
Hypomyrina

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Hypomyrina nomenia, the orange playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Hypomyrina nomenia nomenia (Nigeria: west, south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu)
  • Hypomyrina nomenia extensa Libert, 2004 (Uganda, western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, north-western Zambia)

    • References

    Hypomyrina nomenia Wikipedia
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