Harpendyreus marungensis

Harpendyreus marungensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Harpendyreus
Species:
H. marungensis
Binomial name
Harpendyreus marungensis
(Joicey & Talbot, 1924)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cyclirius aequatorialis marungensis Joicey & Talbot, 1924
  • Cyclyrius wollastoni Bethune-Baker, 1926

Harpendyreus marungensis, the central mountain blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland, moist savanna and the edges of roads in forests.

Subspecies

  • Harpendyreus marungensis marungensis (Democratic Republic of the Congo: south-east to Tanganika, south-western Tanzania)
  • Harpendyreus marungensis mangalisae Kielland, 1986 (Tanzania: Mpapwa district and north of the Ruaha Gorge)
  • Harpendyreus marungensis wollastoni (Bethune-Baker, 1926) (Uganda, Rwanda, western Kenya)

References

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  1. ^ Harpendyreus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-09.


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