''Euliphyra hewitsoni'', the western moth butterfly, is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
Senegal,
Guinea
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,
Sierra Leone,
Liberia
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,
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
,
Ghana, southern
Nigeria and
Cameroon.
The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have a
moth-like flight.
The larvae live in the nests of ants of the genus ''
Oecophylla'' and feed on ant regurgitations and/or ant brood.
The name honours
William Chapman Hewitson.
References
Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65''d''
Butterflies described in 1899
Miletinae
Butterflies of Africa
Taxa named by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius
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