Hewitsonia occidentalis

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Hewitsonia occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hewitsonia
Species:
H. occidentalis
Binomial name
Hewitsonia occidentalis
Bouyer, 1997[1]

Hewitsonia occidentalis, the western tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hewitsonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina