Hewitsonia boisduvalii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hewitsonia |
| Species: | H. boisduvalii
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Hewitsonia boisduvalii, the large tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests with a closed canopy.
Subspecies[edit]
- Hewitsonia boisduvalii boisduvalii (Guinea: Nimba Mountains, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
- Hewitsonia boisduvalii borealis Schultze, 1916 (southern Nigeria, Cameroon)
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hewitsonia boisduvalii.
Wikispecies has information related to Hewitsonia boisduvalii.
- ^ Hewitsonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina