Hypolycaena nigra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Hypolycaena |
Species: | H. nigra |
Binomial name | |
Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914 [1] | |
Hypolycaena nigra, the black fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Bethune-Baker in 1914. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Sankuru and Lualaba), Uganda and north-western Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae are associated with the ant species Pheidole aurivillii race kasaiensis. They are soft, green and onisciform (woodlouse shaped).
Hypolycaena buxtoni, the Buxton's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa.
Hypolycaena amanica is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania.
Hypolycaena anara, the savanna fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, southern Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast and north-eastern Nigeria. The habitat consists of dense savanna and dry forests in hilly country.
Hypolycaena antifaunus, the large fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae which is native to the African tropics and subtropics.
Hypolycaena auricostalis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi.
Hypolycaena clenchi, the Clench's fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and possibly Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea. The habitat consists of forests.
Hypolycaena condamini, the Senegal hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal and Guinea. The habitat consists of Guinea savanna.
Hypolycaena dubia, the dubious fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.
Hypolycaena hatita, the common fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in 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, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of primary forests and dense secondary growth.
Hypolycaena jacksoni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.
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. The habitat consists of forests.
Hypolycaena kakumi, the Kakum fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.
Hypolycaena lebona, the fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Hypolycaena liara, the black-patch hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests and secondary growth.
Hypolycaena obscura is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and western Tanzania.
Hypolycaena naara is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kisangani).
Hypolycaena pachalica, the eastern hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1888. It is found in Uganda, eastern and northern Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, south-western Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The habitat consists of savanna and open forests.
Hypolycaena schubotzi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Christopher Aurivillius in 1923. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hypolycaena similis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Abel Dufrane in 1945. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hypolycaena tearei, the Teare's hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Graham Allan Henning in 1981. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.