Hypolycaena kadiskos

Hypolycaena kadiskos
Figs 75, 76 as Hypolycaena buxtoni puella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypolycaena
Species:	H. kadiskos
Binomial name
Hypolycaena kadiskos H. H. Druce, 1890 [1]
Synonyms
Hypolycaena buxtoni puellaJoicey and Talbot, 1921

Hypolycaena kadiskos, the scarce hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. ^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

1. Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-20.