| Tetrarhanis onitshae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tetrarhanis |
| Species: | T. onitshae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetrarhanis onitshae | |
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Tetrarhanis onitshae, the Onitsha on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria. [2] The habitat consists of primary 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.
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.
Tetrarhanis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
Ornipholidotos onitshae, the Onitsha glasswing, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
Tetrarhanis ilma is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Tetrarhanis nubifera, the white on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and possibly south-eastern Nigeria. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Tetrarhanis diversa, the diverse on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Tetrarhanis ilala is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Tetrarhanis laminifer is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini) and Gabon. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Tetrarhanis ogojae, the Ogoja on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Tetrarhanis okwangwo, the Okwangwo on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, western Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Tetrarhanis rougeoti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and Equateur in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Tetrarhanis schoutedeni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and Sankuru in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Tetrarhanis simplex, the simple on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Tetrarhanis souanke is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Tetrarhanis stempfferi, the Stempffer's on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species is named after French entomologist Henri Stempffer. It is found in Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Tetrarhanis symplocus, the Clench's on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and western Nigeria. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Henri Stempffer was a French entomologist who specialized in the study of Lycaenidae butterflies.
