Hewitsonia beryllina

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Hewitsonia beryllina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hewitsonia
Species:
H. beryllina
Binomial name
Hewitsonia beryllina
Schultze, 1916 [1]

Hewitsonia beryllina, the green tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), western Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

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References

  1. Hewitsonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2012-09-19.