Hypophytala benitensis

      Hypophytala benitensis
      Scientific classification
      Kingdom: Animalia
      Phylum: Arthropoda
      Class: Insecta
      Order: Lepidoptera
      Family: Lycaenidae
      Genus: Hypophytala
      Species: H. benitensis
      Binomial name
      Hypophytala benitensis
      (Holland, 1890)[1]
      Synonyms
      • Epitola benitensis Holland, 1890
      • Phytala benitensis
      • Epitola rezia Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893
      • Phytala schultzei Aurivillius, 1923

      Hypophytala benitensis, Holland’s Flash, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

      Subspecies

      • Hypophytala benitensis benitensis (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
      • Hypophytala benitensis minziro Libert & Collins, 1999 (north-western Tanzania)
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