Hypolycaena lochmophila

Hypolycaena lochmophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species: H. lochmophila
Binomial name
Hypolycaena lochmophila
Tite, 1967[1]

The Coastal Hairstreak (Hypolycaena lochmophila) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in lowland forest in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi (Mlanje and Zomba) and eastern Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 23.5–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with peaks in November and March or April.[2]

The larvae feed on Deinbollia oblongifolia.

References

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  1. Hypolycaena, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.