Harpendyreus aequatorialis

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Harpendyreus

Harpendyreus aequatorialis, the equatorial mountain blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of montane grassland and moorland.

Subspecies

Harpendyreus aequatorialis aequatorialis (Kenya)

Harpendyreus aequatorialis vulcanica (Joicey & Talbot, 1924) (Tanzania: north to the highlands, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ruwenzori Mountains)

References

Harpendyreus aequatorialis Wikipedia

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