Hemiolaus caeculus
| Hemiolaus caeculus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hemiolaus |
| Species: | H. caeculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)[1] | |
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The Azure Hairstreak (Hemiolaus caeculus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Africa.
The wingspan is 30–35 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with peaks after rains.[2]
The larvae feed on Olax species, including Olax dissitiflora and Olax obtusifolia.
Subspecies
- Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus (Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, eastern Zambia, south-eastern Tanzania)
- Hemiolaus caeculus littoralis Stempffer, 1954 (coast of eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania, Usambara Mountains)
- Hemiolaus caeculus vividus Pinhey, 1962 (western Zambia, south-western Tanzania, southern Zaire (south-eastern Shaba))
- Hemiolaus caeculus tsodiloensis (Pinhey, 1969) (northern Botswana)
References
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- ↑ Hypolycaena, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 67 b also (synonym) as doloresSuffert, 1904
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