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Hewitsonia congoensis

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Hewitsonia congoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hewitsonia
Species:
H. congoensis
Binomial name
Hewitsonia congoensis
Synonyms
  • Hewitsonia boisduvalii congoensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Hewitsonia boisduvalii ab. virilis Aurivillius, 1923
  • Hewitsoniia boisduvalii ab. albifascia Hulstaert, 1924

Hewitsonia congoensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala, Uele, Ituri, North Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Mai-Ndombe, Kwango, Sankuru, Maniema and Lualaba).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hewitsonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2012-09-19.