Harpendyreus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
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| Type illustration of H. juno | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Harpendyreus Heron, 1909 |
Small butterflies (wingspan 17–24 millimetres) with rounded wings without a tail at the back. The upper parts of the males are bright blue to reddish-violet, often with a small, black spot at the hind corner of the hindwing. The underparts are reddish-brown with slightly darker transverse bands, but without black spots.
The species are found along rivers and streams in high-altitude forests. The larvae feed on various low herbs, including lady's mantle , mints and sage.
The genus is distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, mostly in the eastern and southern parts.
Species
edit- Harpendyreus aequatorialis (Sharpe, 1892)
- Harpendyreus argenteostriata Stempffer, 1961
- Harpendyreus berger Stempffer, 1976
- Harpendyreus boma (Bethune-Baker, 1926)
- Harpendyreus hazelae Stempffer, 1973
- Harpendyreus juno (Butler, 1897)
- Harpendyreus kisaba (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
- Harpendyreus major (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
- Harpendyreus marlieri Stempffer, 1961
- Harpendyreus marungensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1924)
- Harpendyreus meruana (Aurivillius, 1910)
- Harpendyreus noquasa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)
- Harpendyreus notoba (Trimen, 1868)
- Harpendyreus reginaldi Heron, 1909
- Harpendyreus tsomo (Trimen, 1868)
External links
edit- "Harpendyreus Heron, 1909" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 73