Английская Википедия:Hewitsonia kirbyi

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Hewitsonia kirbyi, the Kirby's tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.[1] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on lichen on the bark of trees.

Subspecies

  • Hewitsonia kirbyi kirbyi (Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: east of Lualaba, Zambia)
  • Hewitsonia kirbyi preussi Staudinger, 1891 (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Etymology

The name honours two entomologists William Chapman Hewitson and William Forsell Kirby.

References

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