Hypolycaena liara

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hypolycaena
Similar Hypolycaena hatita, Hypolycaena antifaunus, Hypolycaena philippus, Megalopalpus zymna

Hypolycaena liara, the black-patch hairstreak, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests and secondary growth.

The larvae feed on Vitex species.

Subspecies

Hypolycaena liara liara (eastern Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Bioko, southern Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Kivu, Tshopo, Kinshasa, Sankuru, Lomani, Lualuba and Tanganika)

Hypolycaena liara plana Talbot, 1935 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, south-western Tanzania, Zambia: Lusaka and northwards)

References

Hypolycaena liara Wikipedia

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