Hewitsonia intermedia

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Hewitsonia intermedia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hewitsonia
Species:
H. intermedia
Binomial name
Hewitsonia intermedia
Synonyms
  • Hewitsonia kirbyi f. intermedia Joicey and Talbot, 1921

Hewitsonia intermedia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on lichen on the trunks of trees.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hewitsonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina