Hypolycaena auricostalis

Hypolycaena auricostalis
H. auricostalis and H. auricostalis frommiin Seitz
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypolycaena
Species:	H. auricostalis
Binomial name
Hypolycaena auricostalis (Butler, 1897) [1]
Synonyms
Iolaus auricostalisButler, 1897 Hypolycaena sebastaHulstaert, 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

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

References

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.

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68 b
• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68 c ssp. frommi Strand, 1911