Hewitsonia boisduvalii

Hewitsonia boisduvalii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hewitsonia
Species:	H. boisduvalii
Binomial name
Hewitsonia boisduvalii (Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
Corydon boisduvalii Hewitson, 1869 Hewitsonia boiduvalii nigeriensis Jackson, 1962

Hewitsonia boisduvalii, the Large Tiger Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.^[2] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests with a closed canopy.

Subspecies

• Hewitsonia boisduvalii boisduvalii (Guinea: Nimba Mountains, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
• Hewitsonia boisduvalii borealis Schultze, 1916 (southern Nigeria, Cameroon)

References

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