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Hypolycaena auricostalis

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Hypolycaena auricostalis
H. auricostalis and H. auricostalis frommiin Seitz
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypolycaena
Species:
H. auricostalis
Binomial name
Hypolycaena auricostalis
(Butler, 1897)[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus auricostalis Butler, 1897
  • Hypolycaena sebasta Hulstaert, 1924

Hypolycaena auricostalis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Hypolycaena auricostalis auricostalis (Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba and Shaba)
  • Hypolycaena auricostalis frommi Strand, 1911 (Tanzania)

References

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  1. ^ Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-20.