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Hypolycaena nigra (Bethune-Baker, 1914)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
15
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
455
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
603
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
WEF
:
Centered on the evergreen forest types (including upland evergreen in Ghana and Nimba)
WEF
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
WWQ
:
Found in both the Liberia and Ghana subregions and extending to most of the equatorial forest zone
WWQ
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Larvae associated with Pheidole ants
Records
1.
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Larsen (2010)
2.
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Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011