Hypolycaena caeculus caeculus - Azure hairstreak

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Hypolycaena caeculus
Hypolycaena caeculus

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Rimiti West, rd to Birchenough Bridge (left) and Hippo Pools,Umfurudzi Safari Area (right).

Species details:

Note: Upperside metallic purple-blue with broad blackish borders.
Distribution: From Eswatini north through Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, most common in drier areas.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Related plant species:
OlacaceaeOlax dissitiflora (Food plant)
OlacaceaeOlax obtusifolia (Food plant)
Literature:

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Hypolycaena caeculus caeculus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400300, retrieved 21 November 2024

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