Hewitsonia danane
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Hewitsonia danane Stempffer, 1969[1]
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Hewitsonia danane, Stempffer’s Tiger Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western Ivory Coast, southern Nigeria and central and western Cameroon.[2]
The larvae feed on blue-green algae (Cyanophyta). They are associated with the ant species Oecophylla longinoda.[2]
References
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- ^ Hewitsonia at funet.fi
- ^ a b Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina