''Hypolycaena nigra'', the black fairy hairstreak, is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It was described by
George Bethune-Baker in 1914. It is found in
Sierra Leone,
Liberia
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,
Ivory Coast
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,
Ghana,
Nigeria (south and the
Cross River loop),
Cameroon,
Gabon, the
Republic of the Congo
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, the
Central African Republic, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Sankuru and Lualaba),
Uganda and north-western
Tanzania.
The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae are associated with the ant species ''
Pheidole aurivillii'' race ''kasaiensis''. They are soft, green and onisciform (
woodlouse shaped).
References
External links
''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68''b''
Butterflies described in 1914
Hypolycaenini
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