Hypolycaena buxtoni
| Hypolycaena buxtoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Hypolycaena |
| Species: | H. buxtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypolycaena buxtoni Hewitson, 1874[1] | |
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Buxton’s Hairstreak (Hypolycaena buxtoni) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Africa.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm for males and 28–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to May (with a peak in October and November) and from February to May (with a peak in March and April). There are two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Tricalysia and Pavetta species and possibly Tarenna pavettoides.[3]
Subspecies
- Hypolycaena buxtoni buxtoni (Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Malawi)
- Hypolycaena buxtoni rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1924 (the coast of eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania)
- Hypolycaena buxtoni spurcus Talbot, 1929 (Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), south-western Tanzania)
References
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- ↑ Hypolycaena, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina
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