Hypolycaena coerulea

Hypolycaena coerulea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species: H. coerulea
Binomial name
Hypolycaena coerulea
Aurivillius, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena lebona var. coerulea Aurivillius, 1895
  • Hypolycaena lebona coerulea

Hypolycaena coerulea, the Shining Fairy Hairstreak, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria (the Niger Delta, the eastern part of the country and the Cross River loop) and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

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