| Hewitsonia beryllina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hewitsonia |
| Species: | H. beryllina |
| Binomial name | |
| Hewitsonia beryllina | |
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.
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies, with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species.
Riodinidae is the family of metalmark butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small, metallic-looking spots commonly found on their wings. The 1532 species are placed in 146 genera. Although mostly Neotropical in distribution, the family is also represented both in the Nearctic, Palearctic, Australasian (Dicallaneura), Afrotropic, and Indomalayan realms.
Miletinae is a subfamily of the family Lycaenidae of butterflies, commonly called harvesters and woolly legs, and virtually unique among butterflies in having predatory larvae. Miletinae are entirely aphytophagous. The ecology of the Miletinae is little understood, but adults and larvae live in association with ants, and most known species feed on Hemiptera, though some, like Liphyra, feed on the ants themselves. The butterflies, ants, and hemipterans, in some cases, seem to have complex symbiotic relationships benefiting all.
Poritiinae is a subfamily of butterflies, the larvae of which are unusual for feeding on algae and foliate lichen.
Hewitsonia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
Hewitsonia amieti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon.
Hewitsonia bitjeana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Nigeria, southern Cameroon and possibly Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.
Hewitsonia boisduvalii, the large tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests with a closed canopy.
Hewitsonia congoensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hewitsonia danane, the Stempffer's tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Ivory Coast, southern Nigeria and central and western Cameroon.
Hewitsonia inexpectata, the unexpected tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Hewitsonia intermedia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Hewitsonia kirbyi, the Kirby's tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.
Hewitsonia magdalenae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hewitsonia occidentalis, the western tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests.
Hewitsonia prouvosti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central Cameroon.
Hewitsonia similis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.
Hewitsonia ugandae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.
Hewitsonia kuehnei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
