Dapidodigma hymen

Western virgin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Dapidodigma
Species:	D. hymen
Binomial name
	Dapidodigma hymen; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Papilio hymenFabricius, 1775 ; Papilio ligerCramer, 1779 ;

Last updated August 06, 2025

Dapidodigma hymen, the western virgin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River Loop) and western Cameroon.^[2] The habitat consists of forests and scrubland.

The larvae possibly feed on Alchornea species, a plant usually colonized by tailor ants of the genus Oecophylla .

References

↑ Dapidodigma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-09-04.

External links

Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68 c

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[1] Dapidodigma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-09-04.

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