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Hypolycaena
''Hypolycaena'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. ''Hypolycaena'' species are found in the Australasian realm, Australasian, Indomalayan realm, Indomalayan and Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical realms. Species *''Hypolycaena alcestis'' (Grose-Smith, 1889) *''Hypolycaena amabilis'' (de Nicéville, [1895]) *''Hypolycaena amanica'' Stempffer, 1951 *''Hypolycaena anara'' Larsen, 1986 *''Hypolycaena antifaunus'' (Westwood, 1851) *''Hypolycaena asahi'' Okubo, 2007 *''Hypolycaena auricostalis'' (Butler, 1897) *''Hypolycaena buxtoni'' Hewitson, 1874 *''Hypolycaena clenchi'' Larsen, 1997 *''Hypolycaena coerulea'' Aurivillius, 1895 *''Hypolycaena condamini'' Stempffer, 1956 *''Hypolycaena danis'' (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) *''Hypolycaena dubia'' Aurivillius, 1895 *''Hypolycaena erasmus'' Grose-Smith, 1900 *''Hypolycaena erylus'' (Godart, [1824]) *''Hypolycaena hatita'' Hewitson, 1865 *''Hypolycaena irawana'' (H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1984) *''Hypolycaena ithna'' Hewitson ...
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Hypolycaena Sipylus
''Hypolycaena sipylus'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is widespread in Indonesia as well as occurring in the Philippines and the New Guinea region. It is the type species of the genus ''Hypolycaena''. Subspecies *''H. s. sipylus'' (Moluccas) *''H. s. tharrytas'' C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Philippines) *''H. s. giscon'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 (northern Sulawesi, Sula islands) *''H. s. rhodanus'' Fruhstorfer (southern Sulawesi) *''H. s. numa'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Wetar Island, south-western Maluku, Lesser Sunda chain) *''H. s. capella'' Fruhstorfer (Lombok) Gallery Image:Hypolycaena_sipylus_sipylus_male.JPG, ''H. s. sipylus'' male Image:Hypolycaena_sipylus_sipylus_female.JPG, ''H. s. sipylus'' female Image:Hypolycaena_sipylus_giscon_male.JPG, ''H. s. giscon'' male Image:Hypolycaena_sipylus_giscon_female.JPG, ''H. s. giscon'' female Image:Hypolycaena_sipylus_numa_male.JPG, ''H. s. numa'' male Image:Hypolycaena_sipylus_numa_female.JPG, ''H. s. numa'' female References

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Hypolycaena Danis
''Hypolycaena danis'', the black and white tit or orchid flash, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Maluku Province Maluku is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It comprises the central and southern regions of the Maluku Islands. The main city and capital of Maluku province is Ambon, Maluku, Ambon on the small Ambon Island. The land area is 62, ... in Indonesia as well as the New Guinea region and north-eastern Australia. The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults have white wings with broad black margins. The hindwings have blue edges with black spots and two tails. The underside of the wings is similar, but the pale areas are yellowish. The larvae feed on ''Vanda'' species and ''Dendrobium bigibbum'',''Hypolycaena''
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Hypolycaena Erylus
''Hypolycaena erylus'', the common tit, is a small but striking butterfly found in India and South-East Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1823. Range Bangladesh, Nepal, Sikkim, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, southern Yunnan, Java, Lombok, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Andamans, Nias, Sulawesi, Philippines, Sula, Bachan, Halmahera, Obi, Bismarck Archipelago and Waigeu. Status Common. Not rare as per Haribal. Description The underside of both sexes is pale greyish brown. The underside hindwing does not have a spot in the basal area of 7. The butterfly has two tails – a 6 mm long one at V1 and a 5 mm long tail at V2. The markings include: * a double bar at end-cell * a regular discal line on the forewing * a broken, less regular line on the hindwing The male butterfly is pale blue to dark brown above, dark shining purple depending on the light. It has a black border ...
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Hypolycaena Hatita
''Hypolycaena hatita'', the common fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of primary forests and dense secondary growth. Adult males have been recorded feeding from bird droppings and are occasionally seen mud-puddling. The larvae feed on ''Syzygium ''Syzygium'' () is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The genus comprises about 1200 species, and has a native range that extends from Africa and Madagascar through southern Asia east through the Pacific. I ...'' species. Subspecies *''Hypolycaena hatita hatita'' — Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongala, Uele, Ituri ...
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Hypolycaena Buxtoni
''Hypolycaena buxtoni'', the Buxton's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa. The wingspan is 25–30 mm for males and 28–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to May (with a peak in October and November) and from February to May (with a peak in March and April). There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on ''Tricalysia'' and ''Pavetta ''Pavetta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises about 360 species of trees, evergreen shrubs and sub-shrubs. It is found in woodlands, grasslands and thickets in sub-tropical and tropical Africa and Asia. The plan ...'' species and possibly '' Tarenna pavettoides''. Subspecies *''Hypolycaena buxtoni buxtoni'' (Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Malawi) *''Hypolycaena buxtoni rogersi'' Bethune-Baker, 1924 (the coast of eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania) *''Hypolycaena buxtoni spurcus'' Talbot, 1929 (Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), sout ...
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Hypolycaena Lebona
''Hypolycaena lebona'', the fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. Adults mud-puddle and have also been recorded imbibing moisture from moist wood ash. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''ewo'' (a word in the Yoruba language). They are associated with ants of the genus ''Pheidole ''Pheidole'' is a genus of ants that belongs to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is widespread and ecologically dominant. It probably includes more than 1000 species. The genus first evolved in the Americas, eventually spreading across th ...'', including ''P. aurivillii'' race ''kasaiensis''. The larvae are deep green in colour. Subspecies *''Hypolycaena lebona lebona'' (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: so ...
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Hypolycaena Antifaunus
''Hypolycaena antifaunus'', the large fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae which is native to the African tropics and subtropics. Range It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Habitat and habits The habitat consists of primary forests. Adult males mud-puddle Mud-puddling, or simply puddling, is a behaviour most conspicuous in butterflies, but occurs in other animals as well, mainly insects; they seek out nutrients in certain moist substances such as rotting plant matter, mud and carrion and they suck .... Subspecies *''Hypolycaena antifaunus antifaunus'' — Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Zambia *''Hypoly ...
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Hypolycaena Irawana
''Hypolycaena irawana'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae first described by Hisakazu Hayashi, Heinz G. Schroeder and Colin G. Treadaway in 1984. It is found in Palawan in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... References *, & , 1984. New lycaenid butterflies from the Philippines. ''Senck. biol.'' 65 (1/2): 29–41. *, 1995. Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo'' Suppl. 14: 7–118. * *, 2012: Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo'', Suppl. 20: 1–64. Butterflies described in 1984 Hypolycaenini {{Theclinae-stub ...
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Hypolycaena Amabilis
''Hypolycaena amabilis'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1895. It is found in South-east Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland .... Subspecies *''Hypolycaena amabilis amabilis'' (Java) *''Hypolycaena amabilis lisba'' (Corbet, 1948) (southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo) References Butterflies described in 1895 Hypolycaenini Butterflies of Borneo Butterflies of Asia {{Theclinae-stub ...
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Hypolycaena Auricostalis
''Hypolycaena auricostalis'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast .... Subspecies *''Hypolycaena auricostalis auricostalis'' (Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba and Shaba) *''Hypolycaena auricostalis frommi'' Strand, 1911 (Tanzania) References ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68''b''''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68''c'' ssp. ''frommi'' Strand, 1911 Butterflies described in 1897 Hypolycaenini Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Theclinae-stub ...
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Hypolycaena Asahi
''Hypolycaena asahi'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Indonesia (including Ambon, central Maluku and Seram Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, despite Ambon Island's historical importance. It is located just north of the smaller Ambon Island and a few other adjacent is ...). The length of the forewings is about 13 mm. Both the forewings and hindwings are metallic blue with dark borders. The forewing black border is about 1 mm wide at the tornus but rapidly widening along the termen to meet the costa at its midpoint, then running down to the base, but not quite entering the cell. The hindwings are black between veins seven and eight, and have a dark grey dorsal border. There is a small black tornal lobe with a white marginal streak. There are also white-tipped black tails. References Butterflies described in 2007 Hypolycaenini {{Theclinae-stub ...
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Hypolycaena Kadiskos
''Hypolycaena kadiskos'', the scarce hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda and north-western Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1890 Hypolycaenini Butterflies of Africa {{Theclinae-stub ...
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