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Hewitsonia
''Hewitsonia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. Species *''Hewitsonia amieti'' Bouyer, 1997 *''Hewitsonia beryllina'' Schultze, 1916 *''Hewitsonia bitjeana'' Bethune-Baker, 1915 *''Hewitsonia boisduvalii'' (Hewitson, 1869) *''Hewitsonia congoensis'' Joicey & Talbot, 1921 *''Hewitsonia danane'' Stempffer, 1969 *''Hewitsonia inexpectata'' Bouyer, 1997 *''Hewitsonia intermedia'' Jackson, 1962 *''Hewitsonia kirbyi'' Dewitz, 1879 *''Hewitsonia kuehnei'' Collins & Larsen, 2008 *''Hewitsonia magdalenae'' Stempffer, 1951 *''Hewitsonia occidentalis'' Bouyer, 1997 *''Hewitsonia prouvosti'' Bouyer, 1997 *''Hewitsonia similis'' (Aurivillius, 1891) *''Hewitsonia ugandae'' Jackson, 1962 External links"''Hewitsonia'' Kirby, 1871"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 64 ''f'' Poritiinae Lycaenid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The habitat consists of forests. 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. References Butterflies described in 1879 Poritiinae Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Hermann Dewitz {{Poritiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |