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Hypophytala benitensis
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypophytala
Species:	H. benitensis
Binomial name
Hypophytala benitensis (Holland, 1890)
Synonyms
Epitola benitensis Holland, 1890 Phytala benitensis Epitola rezia Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893 Phytala schultzei Aurivillius, 1923

Hypophytala benitensis, the Holland's flash, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

• Hypophytala benitensis benitensis (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
• Hypophytala benitensis minziro Libert & Collins, 1999 (Minziro forest, north-western Tanzania)

References

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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