Hypolycaena antifaunus explained

Hypolycaena antifaunus, the large fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae which is native to the African tropics and subtropics.

Range

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.^[1]

Habitat and habits

The habitat consists of primary forests. 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

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_hypolycaenina.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina