Euliphyra hewitsoni

Euliphyra hewitsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Euliphyra
Species:
E. hewitsoni
Binomial name
Euliphyra hewitsoni

Euliphyra hewitsoni, the western moth butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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 genus Oecophylla and feed on ant regurgitations and/or ant brood.

The name honours William Chapman Hewitson.

References

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  1. ^ Euliphyra at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Liphyrini". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-12.


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