Hypolycaena kadiskos
| Hypolycaena kadiskos | |
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| Figs 75, 76 as Hypolycaena buxtoni puella | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hypolycaena |
| Species: | H. kadiskos |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypolycaena kadiskos H. H. Druce, 1890[1] | |
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Hypolycaena kadiskos, the scarce hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku (December 18, 2018). "Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-20.