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Dapidodigma hymen

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Dapidodigma hymen, the western virgin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found across a broad swath of West Africa, including Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, and western Cameroon, where its habitat consists of forest and scrubland. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Dapidodigma hymen 2
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 3
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Lycaenidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Dapidodigma hymen
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Burkina Faso, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Gambia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ghana, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Guinea, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Guinea-Bissau, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Liberia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Nigeria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Senegal, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sierra Leone, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Togo, found in there.
Sources
1. Dapidodigma hymen (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
Quote, System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
It is found across a broad swath of West Africa, including Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, and western Cameroon, where its habitat consists of forest and scrubland.
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2. Wikipedia: Dapidodigma hymen
WikipediaWikidata Q86678 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
3. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Dapidodigma hymen
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 1933751, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 1933751, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Dapidodigma hymen
Child Taxon Of: Lycaenidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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