Harpendyreus aequatorialis

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.

Harpendyreus aequatorialis
Scientific classification
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

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

References
  1. Harpendyreus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-09.


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