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Hypolycaena coerulea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypolycaena
Species:	H. coerulea
Binomial name
Hypolycaena coerulea Aurivillius, 1895
Synonyms
Hypolycaena lebona var. coerulea Aurivillius, 1895 Hypolycaena lebona coerulea

Hypolycaena coerulea, the shining fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Niger Delta, the eastern part of the country and the Cross River loop) and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of primary forests.

References

1. Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-20.

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