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