Hypolycaena kakumi, the Kakum fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (the southern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Hypolycaena kakumi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. kakumi
Binomial name
Hypolycaena kakumi
Larsen, 1997[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina