''Hypolycaena similis'' is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It was described by
Abel Dufrane
Abel Dufrane (8 May 1880, in Frameries – 29 December 1960, in Mons) was a Belgian entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.
Dufrane studied the butterfly fauna of the Lake Kivu area of Central Africa. He was a member of the Royal Belgian E ...
in 1945. It is found in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
[Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina]
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References
Butterflies described in 1945
Hypolycaenini
Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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