Hewitsonia intermedia

Hewitsonia intermedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hewitsonia
Species: H. intermedia
Binomial name
Hewitsonia intermedia
Jackson, 1962[1]
Synonyms
  • Hewitsonia kirbyi f. intermedia Joicey and Talbot, 1921

Hewitsonia intermedia is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on lichen on the trunks of trees.

References

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  1. Hewitsonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina


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