Hypolycaena buxtoni

Hypolycaena buxtoni
Seitz Fauna Africana Taf 67 (line b)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypolycaena
Species:	H. buxtoni
Binomial name
Hypolycaena buxtoni Hewitson, 1874 [1]
Synonyms
Hypolycaena seamaniTrimen, 1874 Hypolycaena buxtoni f. rogersiBethune-Baker, 1924 Hypolycaena buxtoni f. divisaTalbot, 1935

Hypolycaena buxtoni, the Buxton's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm for males and 28–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to May (with a peak in October and November) and from February to May (with a peak in March and April). There are two generations per year. ^[2]

The larvae feed on Tricalysia and Pavetta species and possibly Tarenna pavettoides . ^[3]

Subspecies

• Hypolycaena buxtoni buxtoni (Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Malawi)
• Hypolycaena buxtoni rogersiBethune-Baker, 1924 (the coast of eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania)
• Hypolycaena buxtoni spurcusTalbot, 1929 (Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), south-western Tanzania)

References

1. Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-20.

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 67 b