Euliphyra hewitsoni, the western moth butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have a moth-like flight.
The larvae live in the nests of ants of the genus Oecophylla and feed on ant regurgitations and/or ant brood.
The name honours William Chapman Hewitson.