- Source: Harpendyreus
Harpendyreus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
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
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
"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