Hypomyrina nomenia

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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