Hewitsonia kirbyi explained
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.
Notes and References
- Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina . 2012-09-19 . 2018-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123155047/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_epitolina.doc . dead .