Biology:Harpendyreus aequatorialis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Harpendyreus aequatorialis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Harpendyreus
Species:
H. aequatorialis
Binomial name
Harpendyreus aequatorialis
(Sharpe, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena aequatorialis Sharpe, 1892
  • Cyclyrius sharpiae Butler, 1901
  • Cyclirius vulcanica Joicey & Talbot, 1924

Harpendyreus aequatorialis, the equatorial mountain blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland and moorland.

Subspecies

  • Harpendyreus aequatorialis aequatorialis (Kenya)
  • Harpendyreus aequatorialis vulcanica (Joicey & Talbot, 1924) (Tanzania: north to the highlands, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ruwenzori Mountains)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5663263 entry