Hypolycaena lebona information

Hypolycaena lebona
	H. l. lebona; Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypolycaena
Species:	H. lebona
Binomial name
	Hypolycaena lebona; (Hewitson, 1865)
Synonyms
	Thecla lebona Hewitson, 1865; Hypolycaena lebona ab. anomala Dufrane, 1953; Hypolycaena lebona ab. splendens Dufrane, 1953;

Hypolycaena lebona, the fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults mud-puddle and have also been recorded imbibing moisture from moist wood ash.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on ewo (a word in the Yoruba language). They are associated with ants of the genus Pheidole, including P. aurivillii race kasaiensis. The larvae are deep green in colour.

^ Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina

[1] Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina

Hypolycaena lebona information

and 17 Related for: Hypolycaena lebona information

Hypolycaena lebona

Hypolycaena

Hypolycaena coerulea

Hypolycaena scintillans

List of butterflies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

List of butterflies of Cameroon

List of butterflies of Nigeria

List of butterflies of Tanzania

List of butterflies of the Republic of the Congo

List of butterflies of Uganda

List of butterflies of the Central African Republic

List of butterflies of Ivory Coast

List of butterflies of Ghana

List of butterflies of Sierra Leone

List of butterflies of Gabon

List of butterflies of Liberia

List of butterflies of Togo

Hypolycaena lebona

H. l. lebona Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypolycaena
Species:	H. lebona
Binomial name
*Hypolycaena lebona* (Hewitson, 1865)^[1]
Synonyms
Thecla lebona Hewitson, 1865 Hypolycaena lebona ab. anomala Dufrane, 1953 Hypolycaena lebona ab. splendens Dufrane, 1953