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Hewitsonia danane

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Hewitsonia danane
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H. danane
Binomial name
Hewitsonia danane
Synonyms
  • Hewitsonia dennisangwina d'Abrera, 1980

Hewitsonia danane, the Stempffer's tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Ivory Coast, southern Nigeria and central and western Cameroon.[2]

The larvae feed on blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). They are associated with the ant species Oecophylla longinoda.[2]

References

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