Harpendyreus
Encyclopedia
Harpendyreus is a genus of butterfly
in the family Lycaenidae
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Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the family Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
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Species
- Harpendyreus aequatorialis (Sharpe, 1892)
- Harpendyreus argenteostriata Stempffer, 1961
- Harpendyreus berger Stempffer, 1976
- Harpendyreus boma (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
- Harpendyreus hazelae Stempffer, 1973
- Harpendyreus juno (Butler, 1897)
- Harpendyreus kisaba (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
- Harpendyreus major (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
- Harpendyreus marlieri Stempffer, 1961
- Harpendyreus marungensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
- Harpendyreus meruana (Aurivillius, 1910)
- Harpendyreus noquasaHarpendyreus noquasaThe Marsh Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, north along the escarpment to Mpumalanga.The wingspan is 17-23 mm for males and 18-24 mm for females...
(Trimen & Bowker, 1887) - Harpendyreus notobaHarpendyreus notobaThe Salvia Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the northern East Cape, through the southern part of the Orange Free State to southern Gauteng the southern North West Province. It is also present in the North Cape.The wingspan is 26-27 mm for males and...
(Trimen, 1868) - Harpendyreus reginaldi Heron, 1909
- Harpendyreus tsomoHarpendyreus tsomoThe Tsomo Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is mainly found in Lesotho, but also in South Africa where it is known from high altitudes in the Orange Free State and the East Cape....
(Trimen, 1868)