Hypolycaena anara

Hypolycaena anara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species: H. anara
Binomial name
Hypolycaena anara
Larsen, 1986[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena hatita anara Larsen, 1986

Hypolycaena anara, the Savanna Fairy Hairstreak, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, southern Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast and north-eastern Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of dense savanna and dry forests in hilly country.

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