Hypomyrina nomenia

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Hypomyrina nomenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypomyrina
Species: H. nomenia
Binomial name
Hypomyrina nomenia
(Hewitson, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Myrina nomenia Hewitson, 1874

Hypomyrina nomenia, the Orange Playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Hypomyrina nomenia nomenia (Nigeria: west, south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu)
  • Hypomyrina nomenia extensa Libert, 2004 (Uganda, western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, north-western Zambia)

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