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Hypolycaena C. & R. Felder, 1862

Tits Hairstreaks
Hypolycaena C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 293, TS: Myrina sipylus Felder
Hypolycaena (Hypolycaenini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 438; [BK, 202]
Hypolycaena (Hypolycaenina) ; [AfrL]

1254x1008 (~114Kb) Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, a small grassy swamp with cattail and reed, surrounded by trees, at the Jomtien beach, between B.O. Guesthouse and Jomtien Metro Condotel. 2nd February 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Hypolycaena merguia (Doherty, 1889)

-. See [About maps] Chliaria merguia Doherty, 1889; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 58 Pt.II (4) : 427, pl. 23, f. 2
Hypolycaena merguia merguia, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

H. m. merguia

Mergui, S.Burma, Thailand Hypolycaena merguia merguia ; [BOR, 622]

H. m. watsoni (Swinhoe, 1911)

Burma, Thailand Chliaria merguia watsoni Swinhoe, 1911; in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica, 9 : 83, pl. 721, f. 5
Hypolycaena merguia watsoni, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

H. m. histiaea Fruhstorfer²

Sumatra Hypolycaena merguia histiaea ; [BOR, 622 (note)]

H. m. skapane H. H. Druce, 1895

Borneo Hypolycaena skapane H. H. Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 604, pl. 33, f. 16-17
?sobanas Fruhstorfer
Hypolycaena merguia skapane, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Hypolycaena merguia skapane ; [BMP: 321, pl. 49, f. 30-32]; [BOR, 622]

H. m. palpatoris Fruhstorfer²

W.Java Hypolycaena merguia palpatoris ; [BOR, 622 (note)]

Hypolycaena phemis Druce, 1895²

Borneo. See [About maps] phemis Druce, 1895²; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 565
Hypolycaena phemis ; [BOR, 622 (note)]

Hypolycaena xenia (Grose-Smith, 1895)

S.Sulawesi. See [About maps] Chliaria xenia Grose-Smith, 1895; Novit. Zool. 2 (4): 512, TL: S.Celebes
Hypolycaena xenia ; [BOR, 622]

Hypolycaena shirozui (Hayashi, 1981)

Philippines. See [About maps] shirozui (Hayashi, 1981); Tyô to Ga, 32: 63-82
Hypolycaena shirozui ; [BOR, 622 (note)]

H. s. madilimi Treadaway & Nuyda, [1998]

Hypolycaena toshikoae Hayashi, 1984

Philippines (Luzon). See [About maps] Hypolycaena toshikoae Hayashi, 1984; Iwase No. 2, 1984: 19
Hypolycaena toshikoae ; [BOR, 622 (note)]

Hypolycaena danis (C. & R. Felder, 1865)

Australia, New Guinea. See [About maps] Black and White Tit
Myrina danis C. & R. Felder, 1865; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 240, pl. 30, f. 12-13, TL: Halmaheira
Hypolycaena danis, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Myrina danis ; Hewitson, 1869, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 7
Hypochlorosis danis ; [BOW: pl. 176, f. 27]

Larva on Dendrobium bigibbum, Vanda sp. K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

H. d. danis

Bachan, Halmahera Hypolycaena danis danis ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]

H. d. danisoides de Nicéville, 1897

Kai I. Hypolycaena danisoides de Nicéville, 1897; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 66 Pt.II (3) : 558, pl. 3, f. 21, TL: Key I.
Hypochlorosis danisoides ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (3): 395
Hypolycaena danis danisoides ; [BAUR, 304]

H. d. deripha Hewitson²

Aru?, Papua, Louisade Archipelago Hypolycaena danis deripha ; [BAUR, 305]

H. d. milo Grose-Smith²

New Britain Hypolycaena danis milo ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]

H. d. turneri (Waterhouse, 1903)

Cape York - Cairns Black and White Tit
Pseudonotis turneri Waterhouse, 1903
Hypolycaena danis turneri ; [BAUR, 305]

Larva on Vanda, (petals) [BAUR]

Hypolycaena phorbas (Fabricius, 1793)

Australia, New Guinea. See [About maps] Hesperia phorbas Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 277
Myrina anterylus Doubleday, 1847; (nomen nudum)
Hypolycaena noctula Staudinger, 1888
Hypolycaena phorbas, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Hypolycaena phorbas ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 49, pl. 21, f. 5, 8-7; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (3): 395; [BOW: pl. 177, f. 12, 13]

Larva on Clerodendrum, Faradaya splendida, Cassia alata, Acmena, Flagellaria indica, Planchonia careya [BAUR]

Larva on Flagellaria indica, Dendrophthoe vitellina, Unidentified mistletoe, Cassia alata, C. fistula, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Acmena sp., Eugenia sp., Suzygium wilsoni, Planchonia careya, Ceriops tagal, Lumnitzera racemosa, Terminalia melanocarpa, Aegiceras corniculatum, Clerodendrum floribundum, C. inerme, Faradaya splendida K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

H. p. phorbas

Cape York - Yeppoon Common Tit
Hypolycaena phorbas phorbas ; [BAUR, 305]

H. p. ingura Tindale, 1923

Northern Territory Hypolycaena ingura Tindale, 1923
Hypolycaena phorbas ingura ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]

H. p. silo Fruhstorfer

West Irian, Papua? Hypolycaena phorbas silo ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]

H. p. dictaea C. & R. Felder, 1865

Waigeu Hypolycaena phorbas dictaea ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]
Hypolycaena dictaea ;

H. p. infumata Fruhstorfer²

Manam I. Hypolycaena phorbas infumata ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]

H. p. periphorbas Butler, 1882

New Britain Hypolycaena periphorbas Butler, 1882; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10 (56): 152, TL: New Britain
Hypolycaena phorbas periphorbas ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]

H. p. pseudophorbas Fruhstorfer²

Biak, Roon I. Hypolycaena phorbas pseudophorbas ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]

Hypolycaena erylus (Godart, [1824])

Sikkim - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Common Tit
Polyommatus erylus Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 600, 633, no. 60, TL: Java
Hypolycaena erylus ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 49, pl. 21, f. 1-2, 4; [BIR, 354]; [BOW. pl. 177]; [MRS, 649]

769x513 (~71Kb) underside Thailand, Krabi 24.12.2003-7.1.2004, Photo © Olli Vesikko Hypolycaena erylus det. Kari Nissinen	512x341 (~36Kb) upperside female India: Guwahati, 17.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar	512x341 (~31Kb) upperside male India: Guwahati, 17.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar
512x341 (~46Kb) underside India: Guwahati, 17.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

Larva on Vangueria spinosa, Cinnamomum zeylanicum [BMP]

H. e. erylus

Java Hypolycaena erylus erylus ; [BOR, 620 (note)]

H. e. pupienus Fruhstorfer, 1912

Lombok erylus pupienus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 238, TL: Lombok
Hypolycaena erylus pupiensus[?] ; [BOR, 620 (note)]

H. e. teatus Fruhstorfer, 1912

S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo Hypolycaena teatus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 238, TL: N.Borneo
Hypolycaena erylus teatus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Hypolycaena erylus teatus ; [BOR, 620]; [BMP: 320, pl. 49, f. 14-16]

H. e. himavantus Fruhstorfer, 1912

Nepal, Sikkim - Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.Yunnan Hypolycaena erylus himavantus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 237, TL: Sikkim
Hypolycaena erylus himavantus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Hypolycaena erylus himavantus ; [BOR, 620 (note)]

H. e. andamana Moore, 1877

Andamans Hypolycaena andamana Moore, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 589, TL: Andamans
Hypolycaena erylus andamana ; [BOR, 620]

H. e. syphax Fruhstorfer, 1912

Nias erylus syphax Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 238, TL: Nias
Hypolycaena erylus syphax ; [BOR, 620 (note)]

H. e. gamatius Fruhstorfer, 1912

Sulawesi erylus gamatius Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 238, TL: Celebes
Hypolycaena erylus gamatius ; [BOR, 620 (note)]

H. e. tmolus C. & R. Felder, 1862

Philippines Hypolycaena tmolus C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 293
mindoranus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 238, TL: Mindoro
Hypolycaena tmolus ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 49, pl. 21, f. 3, 6
Hypolycaena erylus tmolus ; [BOR, 620 (note)]

H. e. orsiphantus Fruhstorfer, 1912

Philippines (Basilan) erylus orsiphantus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 239, TL: Basilan
Hypolycaena erylus orsiphantes[?] ; [BOR, 620 (note)]

H. e. aimnestus Fruhstorfer, 1912

Palawan erylus aimnestus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 239, TL: Palawan

H. e. georgius Fruhstorfer, 1912

Sula erylus georgius Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 239, TL: Sula
Hypolycaena erylus georgius ; [BOR, 620 (note)]

H. e. thyrius Fruhstorfer, 1912

Bachan, Halmahera erylus thyrius Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 238, TL: Halmahera
Hypolycaena erylus thyrius ; [BAUR, 304]

H. e. pigres Fruhstorfer, 1912

Obi erylus pigres Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 238, TL: Obi
Hypolycaena erylus pigres ; [BAUR, 304 (text)]

H. e. moutoni Ribbe, 1899

Bismarck Archipelago Hypolycaena phorbas var. moutoni Ribbe, 1899; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 12 12 (1): 220
Hypolycaena erylus moutoni ; [BAUR, 304]

H. e. figulus Fruhstorfer, 1912

Waigeu erylus figulus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 238, TL: Waigeu
Hypolycaena erylus figulus ; [BAUR, 304 (text)]

H. e. erna Kalis, 1933

erylus erna Kalis, 1933; Tijdschr. Ent. 76 : 63

Hypolycaena amabilis (de Nicéville, [1895])

-. See [About maps] Chliaria amabilis de Nicéville, [1895]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9 (3): 309, pl. P, f. 42
Zeltus amabilis Martin, 1895; Einige neue Tagschmetterlinge von Nordost Sumatra [2]: 11 (publ. by Niceville, 1895)
Chliaria amabilis ; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 32]

H. a. amabilis

Java Hypolecua amabilis amabilis
Hypolecua amabilis amabilis ; [BOR, 620]

H. a. lisba (Corbet, 1948)

S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo Chliaria libsa Corbet, 1948; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 17: 97
Hypolycaena amabilis lisba, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Hypolycaena amabilis lisba ; [BMP: 320, pl. 49, f. 25-27]
Hypoleuca amabilis lisba ; [BOR, 620]

Hypolycaena schroederi Hayashi, 1984

Philippines (Mindanao, Samar). See [About maps] Hypolycaena schroederi Hayashi, 1984; Ent. Zeitschr. 21: 313-314
Hypolycaena schroederi ; [BOR, 620]

Hypolycaena nilgirica Moore, [1884]

Ceylon, Nilgiris, Palnis. See [About maps] Nilgiri Tit
Hypolycaena nilgirica Moore, [1884]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4) : 527
Hypolycaena nilgirica ; [BIR, 354]; [BOR, 619]

Hypolycaena thecloides (C. & R. Felder, 1860)

Malaya - Philippines. See [About maps] Myrina thecloides C. & R. Felder, 1860; Wien. ent. Monats. 4 (12) : 395
Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Hypolycaena thecloides ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 49, pl. 22, f. 9-10; [BOW: pl. 177, f. 16, 17]

H. t. thecloides

Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Nicobars, Burma - Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Pulau Tioman Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides ; [BMP: 320, pl. 49, f. 17-18]; [BOR, 620]

H. t. extensa

Enggano Hypolycaena thecloides extensa ; [BOR, 620]

H. t. philippina Staudinger, 1889

Palawan Hypolycaena thecloides philippina ; [BOR, 620]

H. t. vardara Fruhstorfer, 1912

Siargao Hypolycaena thecloides vardara ; [BOR, 620 (note)]

H. t. camotana Fruhstorfer, 1912

Hypolycaena ithna Hewitson, 1869

Philippines (Mindanao, Cebu). See [About maps] Hypolycaena ithna Hewitson, 1869; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (4): (Suppl.) 13, pl. 5, f. 35-36, TL: Philippines
Hypolycaena ithna ; [BOR, 620]

Hypolycaena sipylus Felder, 1860

Moluccas, Celebes, Philippines. See [About maps] Hypolycaena sipylus Felder, 1860; Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40 (11): 451, TL: Amboina
Hypolycaena sipylus ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 50, pl. 22, f. 11-14; [BOW: pl. 177, f. 14]

H. s. sipylus

Moluccas Hypolycaena sipylus sipylus ; [BAUR, 305]

H. s. tharrytas C. & R. Felder, 1862

Philippines Hypolycaena tharrytas C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 294
Hypolycaena sipylus tharrytas ; [BOR, 620]

H. s. giscon Fruhstorfer²

N.Sulawesi, ?Sula Hypolycaena sipylus giscon ; [BOR, 620]

H. s. rhodanus Fruhstorfer²

S.Sulawesi Hypolycaena sipylus rhodanus ; [BOR, 620 (note)]

H. s. numa Fruhstorfer²

Sumbawa, Flores Hypolycaena sipylus numa ; [BOR, 620 (note)]

H. s. capella Fruhstorfer²

Lombok Hypolycaena sipylus capella ; [BOR, 620 (note)]

Hypolycaena alcestis (Grose-Smith, 1889)

Guadalcanal, Tulagi. See [About maps] Thecla alcestis Grose-Smith, 1889; Ent. mon. Mag. 25 : 300 (? preocc. Thecla alcestis Edwards, 1871)
Hypolycaena alcestis ; [BAUR, 305]

Hypolycaena cinesia Hewitson²

Borneo. See [About maps] Hypolycaena cinesia ; [BOW: pl. 177, f. 10]

Any relation with Drupadia cinesia Hewitson?

Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865

-. See [About maps] Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 51, pl. 23, f. 21-24, TL: Ashanti; Sierra Leone
Hypolycaena hatita ; [AfrL]

H. h. hatita

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire Hypolycaena hatita hatita ; [BAFR, 512]; [AfrL]

H. h. ugandae Sharpe, 1904

Uganda, W.Kenya Hypolycaena hatita ugandae ; [BAFR, 512 (text)]; [BK: 203, pl. 20, f. 249]; [AfrL]

H. h. japhusa Riley, 1921

Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), W.Tanzania Hypolycaena japhusa ; Joicey & Talbot, 1921, Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 94, pl. 15, f. 77-78
Hypolycaena hatita japhusa ; [BAFR, 512 (text)]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena antifaunus Westwood, 1851

-. See [About maps] Hypolycaena antifaunus Westwood, 1851; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 75, f. 1
Hypolycaena antifaunus ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 51; [AfrL]

H. a. antifaunus

Sierra Leone - Zaire, Angloa Hypolycaena antifaunus antifaunus ; [BAFR, 512]; [AfrL]

H. a. latimacula (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)

Uganda, W.Kenya, W.Tanzania Zeltus antifaunus latimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 94, pl. 15, f. 79-81
Hypolycaena antifaunus latimacula ; [BAFR, 512 (text)]; [BK: 203, pl. 20, f. 248]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena nigra Bethune-Baker, 1914

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps] Hypolycaena nigra ; [BAFR, 512]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena schubotzi Aurivillius, 1923

Zaire. See [About maps] Hypolycaena schubotzi ; [BAFR, 512 (text)]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena ogadenensis Stempffer, 1946

Somalia (Dagahbur). See [About maps] Hypolycaena ogadenensis ; [BAFR, 512 (text)]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890

-. See [About maps] Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25) : 27, TL: W.Africa, Addah, Lagos
Hypolycaena liara ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 512]; [AfrL]

H. l. liara

Liberia - Nigeria, Cameroun, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, S.Sudan bitjeana Bethune-Baker, 1926²
Hypolycaena liara liara ; [AfrL]

H. l. plana Talbot, 1935

Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), SW.Tanzania Hypolycaena liara plana ; [BAFR, 512 (text)]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena naara Hewitson, 1873

Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Angola, Zaire. See [About maps] Hypolycaena naara Hewitson, 1873; Ent. mon. Mag. 10 : 124, TL: Angola
Hypolycaena naara ; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 33, pl. 5b, f. 51-52; [BAFR, 513]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena lebona Hewitson, 1865

Sierra Leone - Cameroun, S.Zaire (Shaba), NE.Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps] Hypolycaena lebona Hewitson, 1865; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 51, pl. 23, f. 28-29 (Hypolycaena antifaunus), TL: Old Calabar
Hypolycaena lebona ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 513]; [AfrL]

H. l. lebona

Hypolycaena lebona lebona ; [AfrL]

H. l. davenporti Larsen, 1997

Hypolycaena lebona davenporti ; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena buxtoni Hewitson, 1874

Cape - S.Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania, E.Kenya (coast). See [About maps] Buxton's Hairstreak
Hypolycaena buxtoni Hewitson, 1874; Ent. mon. Mag. 10 : 206, TL: South Africa, River Asuto
Hypolycaena buxtoni puella Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 93, pl. 15, f. 75-76, TL: Ruwenzori, W slope, 2500m
Hypolycaena buxtoni ; Hewitson, 1878, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (8): (Suppl.) 34; [AfrL]

H. b. buxtoni

Cape, Natal, Rhodesia, Malawi Hypolycaena buxtoni buxtoni ; [BAFR, 513]; [AfrL]

H. b. spurcus Talbot, 1929

Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), SW.Tanzania Hypolycaena buxtoni spurcus ; [BAFR, 513 (text)]; [AfrL]

H. b. rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1924

coast (E.Kenya, E.Tanzania) Hypolycaena buxtoni rogersi ; [BAFR, 513 (text)]; [BK: 202, pl. 20, f. 246]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena jacksoni Bethune-Baker, 1906

W.Uganda, E.Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi. See [About maps] Hypolycaena jacksoni ; [BAFR, 513]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena similis Dufrane, 1945

E.Zaire (Kivu). See [About maps] Hypolycaena similis ; [BAFR, 513 (text)]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena amanica Stempffer, 1951

E.Tanzania (Usambara Mts., Uluguru Mts). See [About maps] Hypolycaena amanica Stempffer, 1951; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56 : 123
Hypolycaena amanica ; [BAFR, 513]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890

Nigeria, Uganda. See [About maps] Hypolycaena kadiskos Druce, 1890; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25) : 27, TL: W.Africa, Lagos
Hypolycaena kadiskos ; [BAFR, 513]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena condamini Stempffer, 1956

SE.Senegal (Niokolo Koba). See [About maps] Hypolycaena condamini ; [BAFR, 513 (text)]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena lochmophila Tite, 1967

N.Natal, Malawi (Mlanje, Zomba). See [About maps] Hypolycaena lochmophila Tite, 1967; Entomologist: 166
Hypolycaena lochmophila ; [BAFR, 514]; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena auricostalis (Butler, 1897)

Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania. See [About maps] Hypolycaena auricostalis ; [BAFR, 514]; [AfrL]

H. a. auricostalis Butler, 1897

Hypolycaena auricostalis auricostalis ; [AfrL]

H. a. frommi Strand, 1911

Hypolycaena auricostalis frommi ; [AfrL]

Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888

Ethiopia, Somalia, S.Arabia, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar. See [About maps] Eastern Hairstreak Coast Hairstreak
Hypolycaena pachalica ; [BAFR, 514]; [BK: 202, pl. 20, f. 245]; [AfrL]

Larva on Combretum [BK]

Hypolycaena philippus (Fabricius, 1793)

-. See [About maps] Purple-brown Hairstreak Commona Hairstreak
Hesperia philippus Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 283
Jolaus orejus Hopffer, 1855; Ber. Verh. Akad. Berlin 1855 : 641, TL: Mozambique

= ; [NHM]

?Aphnaeus certhis Doubleday
Hypolycaena philippus ; Hewitson, 1865, Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (2): 50, pl. 22, f. 15-16; [AfrL]

Larva on Clerodendron glabrum, Ximenia americana, Deinbollia oblongifolia, Vangueria randii [PBSA], Deinbollia, Allophylus, Loranthus, Ximenia, Punica granatum, Clerodendrum, Coccinia grandis, Ixora, (inside fruits of) Vangueria randii [BK]

H. p. philippus

Africa (south of Sahara) Hypolycaena philippus philippus ; [BAFR, 514]; [BK: 202, pl. 20, f. 244]; [AfrL]

H. p. ramonza (Saalmüller, 1878)

Madagascar, Aldabra, Cosmoledo, Comoro Is.? Cupido ramonza Saalmüller, 1878
Hypolycaena philippus ramonza ; [BAFR, 514 (text)]; [MadL]; [AfrL]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[AfrL]

Mark C. Williams; Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); e-mail: Mark C. Williams

[BAFR]

D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region

[BAUR]

D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)

[BHL]

The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!

[BIR]

Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)

[BK]

Larsen, Torben B., 1996; The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history

[BMP]

Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2

[BOR]

D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[Don Herbison-Evans]

and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[Kedar Tokekar]

India

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[LAMAS-NEO]

Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)

[MRS]

Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2

[MadL]

Lees, D.C., Kremen, C. and Raharitsimba, H. 2003; in S.M. Goodman & J. P. Benstead (eds.), The Natural History of Madagascar; Classification, Diversity and Endemism of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea): A Revised Species Checklist: : pp. 762-793; University of Chicago Press. 1709 pp.

[NHM]

Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

[Oleg Kosterin]

Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/

[Olli Vesikko]

http://koti.welho.com/ovesikko/

[PBSA]

Dickson, C.G.C (ed.), Kroon, D.M.; Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa; AD. DONKER 1978

[Yutaka Inayoshi]

A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1895

Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Insektenfaun von Kamerun. 2. Tagfalter Ent. Tidskr. 16 : 195-220, : 255-268

Butler, 1882

Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Duke of York Island and New Britain Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10 (55): 36-43, (56): 149-160, (57): 226-238

Corbet, 1948

Revisional Notes on oriental Lycaenidae. (i) & (ii) Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 17: (i) 93-97, (ii) 98-102

de Nicéville, [1895]

On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9 (3): 259-321, pl. N-Q, (4): 366-410

de Nicéville, 1897

On new or little-known Butterflies from the Indo- and Austro-Malayan Regions J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 66 Pt.II (3) : 543-577, pl. 1-4

Doherty, 1889

On certain Lycaenidae from lower Tenasserim J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 58 Pt.II (4) : 409-440, pl. 23

Westwood, 1851

The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846), (1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), (1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29, 31-44 (15-23) (1848), (1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (1): 243-250 [?], (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), (2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), (2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)

Druce, 1890

Descriptions of twelve new Species of Lycaenidae from West Africa, and one from the Solomon Islands, in the Collection of Herbert Druce Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (25) : 24-31

Druce, 1895; H. H. Druce, 1895

A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3) : 556-627, pl. 31-34

K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991

Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Pushlished by authors, Melbourne Review Austr. Butts. (1-4):

Eliot, 1973

The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 373-505, 162fgs, pl. 1-6

Felder, 1860

Lepidopterorum Amboienensium species novae diagnosibus Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40 (11): 448-462

C. & R. Felder, 1860

Lepidoptera nova in paeninsula Malayica collecta diagnosibus instructa Wien. ent. Monats. 4 (12) : 394-402

C. & R. Felder, 1862

Lepidoptera nova a Dr. Carolo Semper in Insulis Philippinis collecta diagnosibus. (2) Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 282-294

C. & R. Felder, 1865

Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Fruhstorfer, 1909

Lepidopterologisches Pêle-Mêle. [XVI]. Neues aus Formosa Ent. Zs. 23 (25): 116-117 (18 September)

Fruhstorfer, 1912

Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4) : 197-272, f. 1-4 (early April)

Godart, [1824]

in Latreille & Godart, Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie. 9 Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 3-328 (1819), (2): 329-828 ([1824])

Grose-Smith, 1889

Descriptions of new species of butterflies captured by Mr. C.M. Woodford in the Solomon Islands Ent. mon. Mag. 25 : 299-303

Grose-Smith, 1895

Descriptions of new species of butterflies, captured by Mr. Doherty in the islands of the Eastern Archipelago, and now in the Museum of the Hon. Walter Rothschild at Tring Novit. Zool. 2 (2): 75-85, (4): 505-514

Hewitson, 1865; Hewitson, 1869; Hewitson, 1878

Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae (1): 1-36,37*, pl. 1-16 (1863), (2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865), (3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867), (4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54,3a-c, (Suppl.) 1-16, pl. 1-5 (1869), (5): 137-150,151*, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873), (6): 151-184,185*, pl. 60-73 (1874), (7): 185-208,209*, pl. 74-83 (1877), (8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92, (Suppl.) 17-47, pl. 1a-b,3a-b,4a,5a-b,7-8 (1878)

Hewitson, 1873

Descriptions of nine new species of lycaenidae from the west coast of Africa Ent. mon. Mag. 10 : 122-125

Hewitson, 1874

Description of four new African butterflies Ent. mon. Mag. 10 : 205-206

Holland, 1892

Descriptions of some new Species of African Lepidoptera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 10 (58) : 284-294

Hopffer, 1855

[Lepidoptera Diurna] Ber. Verh. Akad. Berlin 1855 : 639-643

Joicey & Talbot, 1921

New Lepidoptera Collected by Mr. T. A. Barns, in East Central Africa. New Forms of Rhopalocera Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 44-118, pl. 5-16

Kalis, 1933

Bijdrage tot de kennis van de Lepidoptera Rhopalocera van Nederlandsch-Indië Tijdschr. Ent. 76 : 47-86

Moore, 1877

The Lepidopterous Fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 580-632, pl. 58-60

Moore, [1884]

Descriptions of new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4) : 521-535, pl. 48-49

Ribbe, 1899

Beiträge zur Lepidopteren-Fauna des Bismarck- und Salomon-Archipels in der Süd-See Dt. ent. Z. Iris 12 11 (1): 35-133, 12 (1): 219-260

Rothschild, 1915

On the Lepidoptera in the Tring Museum sent by Mr. A. S. Meek from the Admiralty Islands, Dampier and Vulcan Islands Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 192-208, (3): 387-402

Staudinger, 1891

Neue exotische Lepidopteren Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1) : 61-157, pl. 1-2

Stempffer, 1951

Contribution à l'etude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56 : 119-128

Trimen, 1874

On some new species of South African Lycaenidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3) : 329-342

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