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''Hypolycaena lebona'', the Fairy Hairstreak, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina )〕 The habitat consists of forests. Adults mud-puddle and have also been recorded imbibing moisture from moist wood ash. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Ewo'' (a word in the Yoruba language). They are associated with ants of the ''Pheidole'' genus, including ''Pheidole aurivillii race kasaiensis''. The larvae are deep green in colour. ==Subspecies== *''Hypolycaena lebona lebona'' (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo) *''Hypolycaena lebona davenporti'' Larsen, 1997 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hypolycaena lebona」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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