Hewitsonia kirbyi
| Hewitsonia kirbyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hewitsonia |
| Species: | H. kirbyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hewitsonia kirbyi Dewitz, 1879[1] | |
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Hewitsonia kirbyi, Kirby’s Tiger Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on lichen on the bark of trees.
Subspecies
- Hewitsonia kirbyi kirbyi (Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo: east of Lualaba, Zambia)
- Hewitsonia kirbyi preussi Staudinger, 1891 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo)
Etymology
The name honours two entomologists William Chapman Hewitson and William Forsell Kirby.
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