Hypolycaena
the Fairy Hairstreaks
Andrew V. Z. Brower
- African Hypolycaena species
- Hypolycaena buxtoni
- Hypolycaena kadiskos
- Hypolycaena liara
- Hypolycaena naara
- Hypolycaena pachalica
- Hypolycaena philippus
- Hypolycaena clenchi
- Hypolycaena coerulea
- Hypolycaena lebona
- Hypolycaena scintillans
- Hypolycaena dubia
- Hypolycaena kakumi
- Hypolycaena anara
- Hypolycaena antifaunus
- Hypolycaena hatita
- Hypolycaena nigra
- Hypolycaena amanica
- Hypolycaena auricostalis
- Hypolycaena condamini
- Hypolycaena jacksoni
- Hypolycaena lochmophila
- Hypolycaena ogadenensis
- Hypolycaena schubotzi
- Hypolycaena similis
- Indo-Australian Hypolycaena species
- Hypolycaena dictaea
- Hypolycaena erylus
- Hypolycaena periphorbas
- Hypolycaena phorbas
- Hypolycaena alcestis
- Hypolycaena danis
- Hypolycaena amabilis
- Hypolycaena irawana
- Hypolycaena ithna
- Hypolycaena merguia
- Hypolycaena nilgirica
- Hypolycaena phemis
- Hypolycaena schroederi
- Hypolycaena shirozui
- Hypolycaena sipylus
- Hypolycaena thecloides
- Hypolycaena toshikoae
- Hypolycaena umbrata
- Hypolycaena vanavasa
- Hypolycaena xenia
Introduction
A widespread paleotropical genus, ranging from West Africa to Australia. There is some question (e. g., Parsons 1999) regarding the monophyly of this genus: there are species groups with significant morphological and behavioral differences.
References
Ackery, P. R., Smith, C. R. & Vane-Wright, R. I. (ed.) 1995 Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.
Corbet, A. S., Pendlebury, H. M. & Eliot, J. N. 1992 The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Kuala Lumpur: Malayan Nature Society.
Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.
Parsons, M. 1999 The butterflies of Papua New Guinea: their systematics and biology. San Diego: Academic Press.
Vane-Wright, R. I. & de Jong, R. 2003 The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343, 1-267.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Hypolycaena philippus |
|---|---|
| Location | Nigeria: Port Harcourt |
| Acknowledgements | reproduced with permission, June 2009 |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Dirk Motshagen |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | ventral |
| Copyright | © 2009 Dirk Motshagen |
| Scientific Name | Hypolycaena erylus |
|---|---|
| Location | Butterfly trail, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | DSC_0127 Common Tit (Hypolycaena erylus teatus) |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright | © 2007 Yixiong Cai |
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