Hewitsonia kirbyi
Hewitsonia kirbyi, the Kirby's tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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The larvae feed on lichen on the bark of trees.
Subspecies
- Hewitsonia kirbyi kirbyi (Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: east of Lualaba, Zambia)
- Hewitsonia kirbyi preussi Staudinger, 1891 (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Etymology
The name honours two entomologists William Chapman Hewitson and William Forsell Kirby.
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- Hewitsonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina
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