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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Dapidodigma |
| Species: | D. hymen |
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| Dapidodigma hymen (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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Dapidodigma hymen, the western virgin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River Loop) and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests and scrubland.
The larvae possibly feed on Alchornea species, a plant usually colonized by tailor ants of the genus Oecophylla.
References
- Dapidodigma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
External links
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