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Hypolycaena tearei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hypolycaena

Hypolycaena tearei, the Teare's hairstreak, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Graham Allan Henning in 1981. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Adults are on wing during the warmer months of the year, with peaks in February and March.

References

Hypolycaena tearei Wikipedia