Euliphyra hewitsoni
| Euliphyra hewitsoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Euliphyra |
| Species: | E. hewitsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899[1] | |
Euliphyra hewitsoni, the western moth butterfly, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have a moth-like flight.
The larvae live in the nests of ants of the Oecophylla genus and feed on ant regurgitations and/or ant brood.
The name honours William Chapman Hewitson.
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- ↑ Euliphyra at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Liphyrini
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