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Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hewitsonia danane, the Stempffer's tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Ivory Coast, southern Nigeria and central and western Cameroon.[2]
Hewitsonia danane | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Hewitsonia |
Species: | H. danane |
Binomial name | |
Hewitsonia danane | |
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The larvae feed on blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). They are associated with the ant species Oecophylla longinoda.[2]