Hypolycaena antifaunus
Hypolycaena antifaunus, the large fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
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Adult males mud-puddle.
Subspecies
- Hypolycaena antifaunus antifaunus (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Zambia)
- Hypolycaena antifaunus latimacula (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
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- Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina
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