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Hypolycaena dubia

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Hypolycaena dubia
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H. dubia
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Hypolycaena dubia

Hypolycaena dubia, the dubious fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (the southern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the southern part of the country to Shaba and the north-east) and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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