Hypolycaena scintillans

Hypolycaena scintillans, the scintillating fairy hairstreak , is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henri Stempffer in 1957. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of primary and secondary forests.

Hypolycaena scintillans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Hypolycaena
Species:
H. scintillans
Binomial name
Hypolycaena scintillans
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena lebona ab. scintillans Aurivillius, 1895

References
  1. Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina


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