Hypolycaena philippus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hypolycaena |
| Species: | H. philippus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)[1] | |
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Hypolycaena philippus, the purple-brown hairstreak or common hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 23.5–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks in November and March or April.[2]
The larvae feed on Clerodendron glabrum, Ximenia species (including X. caffra and X. americana), Deinbollia species (including D. oblongifolia), Vangueria species (including the inside of fruits of V. randii), Maytenus senegalensis, Allophylus, Loranthus, Punica granatum, Clerodendrum, Coccinia grandis and Ixora.
Subspecies
- Hypolycaena philippus philippus (Africa (south of Sahara))
- Hypolycaena philippus ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878) (Madagascar, Aldabra, Cosmoledo, Comoro Islands)
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- ↑ Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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