Hewitsonia congoensis

Hewitsonia congoensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala, Uele, Ituri, North Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Mai-Ndombe, Kwango, Sankuru, Maniema and Lualaba).[2]

Hewitsonia congoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Hewitsonia
Species:
H. congoensis
Binomial name
Hewitsonia congoensis
Synonyms
  • Hewitsonia boisduvalii congoensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Hewitsonia boisduvalii ab. virilis Aurivillius, 1923
  • Hewitsoniia boisduvalii ab. albifascia Hulstaert, 1924

References
  1. Hewitsonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina


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