Hypolycaena buxtoni

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

Hypolycaena buxtoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Hypolycaena
Species:
H. buxtoni
Binomial name
Hypolycaena buxtoni
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena seamani Trimen, 1874
  • Hypolycaena buxtoni f. rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1924
  • Hypolycaena buxtoni f. divisa Talbot, 1935

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 rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1924 (the coast of eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania)
  • Hypolycaena buxtoni spurcus Talbot, 1929 (Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), south-western Tanzania)
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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


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