Hewitsonia inexpectata | |
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Hewitsonia inexpectata - Centre Region (Cameroon) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Hewitsonia |
Species: | H. inexpectata |
Binomial name | |
Hewitsonia inexpectata Bouyer, 1997 [1] | |
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. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
Hewitsonia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
Myrina sharpei, the Sharpe's fig tree blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forest.
Hypolycaena antifaunus, the large fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae which is native to the African tropics and subtropics.
Iolaus parasilanus, the friendly sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Anthene lamias, commonly known as the blotched ciliate blue, is a butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests, the forest/Guinea savanna transition zone and secondary forests.
Cupidesthes arescopa, the green ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.
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 beryllina, the green tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, western Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.
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 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.
Lachnocnema reutlingeri, the Reutlinger's large woolly legs, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda.