''Hypolycaena'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

genus in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

. ''Hypolycaena'' species are found in the

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, Indomalayan and

Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

realms.

Species

*'' Hypolycaena alcestis'' (Grose-Smith, 1889) *''

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 Southeast ...

'' (de Nicéville,

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*'' Hypolycaena amanica'' Stempffer, 1951 *'' Hypolycaena anara'' Larsen, 1986 *''

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, Cameroo ...

'' (Westwood, 1851) *''

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 In ...

'' Okubo, 2007 *''

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 ...

'' (Butler, 1897) *''

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 ...

'' Hewitson, 1874 *''

Hypolycaena clenchi ''Hypolycaena clenchi'', the Clench's fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and possibly Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Gu ...

'' Larsen, 1997 *'' Hypolycaena coerulea'' Aurivillius, 1895 *'' Hypolycaena condamini'' Stempffer, 1956 *''

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 regi ...

'' (C. & R. Felder,

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Hypolycaena dubia ''Hypolycaena dubia'', the dubious fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (the southern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, ...

'' Aurivillius, 1895 *''

Hypolycaena erasmus ''Hypolycaena erasmus'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1900. It is found on the Bismarck Archipelago and Halmahera Halmahera, formerly known as Jilolo, Gilolo, or Jailolo, is the largest isl ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1900 *''

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, Nep ...

'' (Godart,

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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 ...

'' Hewitson, 1865 *''

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=n ...

'' (H. Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1984) *''

Hypolycaena ithna ''Hypolycaena ithna'' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Philippines (Mindanao and Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuro ...

'' Hewitson, 1869 *''

Hypolycaena jacksoni ''Hypolycaena jacksoni'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kivu, Kisaba and Ruwenzori), Rwanda and Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Re ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1906 *''

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 ...

'' Druce, 1890 *''

Hypolycaena kakumi ''Hypolycaena kakumi'', the Kakum fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (the southern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon and the Republic of the C ...

'' Larsen, 1997 *''

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 Democrat ...

'' (Hewitson, 1865) *'' Hypolycaena liara'' Druce, 1890 *'' Hypolycaena lochmophila'' Tite, 1967 *'' Hypolycaena merguia'' (Doherty, 1889) *'' Hypolycaena naara'' Hewitson, 1873 *''

Hypolycaena narada ''Hypolycaena narada'', the Banded Tit,Kunte, K. 2018''Hypolycaena narada'' Kunte, 2015 – Banded Tit Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (eds.). ''Butterflies of India'', v. 2.52. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. is a butterfly in the family L ...

'' Kunte, 2015 *'' Hypolycaena nigra'' Bethune-Baker, 1914 *'' Hypolycaena nilgirica'' Moore,

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/small> *'' Hypolycaena obscura'' Stempffer, 1947 *'' Hypolycaena ogadenensis'' Stempffer, 1946 *'' Hypolycaena pachalica'' Butler, 1888 *'' Hypolycaena phemis'' Druce, 1895 *''

Hypolycaena philippus ''Hypolycaena philippus'', the purple-brown hairstreak or common hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa where it is commonly found in wooded locations. The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males a ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''

Hypolycaena phorbas ''Hypolycaena phorbas'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Waigeo, Biak, Roon Island, mainland New Guinea and various outlying islands as well as Australia. The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are brown on top. The fore ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Hypolycaena schroederi'' H. Hayashi, 1984 *'' Hypolycaena schubotzi'' Aurivillius, 1923 *'' Hypolycaena scintillans'' Stempffer, 1957 *'' Hypolycaena shirozui'' (H. Hayashi, 1981) *'' Hypolycaena similis'' Dufrane, 1945 *''

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'' ...

'' Felder, 1860 *'' Hypolycaena tearei'' Henning, 1981 *'' Hypolycaena thecloides'' (C. & R. Felder, 1860) *'' Hypolycaena toshikoae'' H. Hayashi, 1984 *'' Hypolycaena vanavasa'' (Fruhstorfer, 1909) *'' Hypolycaena xenia'' (Grose-Smith, 1895)

External links

''Hypolycaena''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *, 2011. On ''Hypolycaena'' from Maluku, Indonesia, including the first description of male ''Hypolycaena asahi'' (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ''ZooKeys'' 115: 53–84. Hypolycaenini Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder Taxa named by Rudolf Felder {{Theclinae-stub