Hypophytala hyettina, the western flash, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Hypophytala hyettina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypophytala
Species:
H. hyettina
Binomial name
Hypophytala hyettina
Synonyms
  • Phytala hyettina Aurivillius, 1897

References

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  1. ^ Hypophytala at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
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