Life
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Ditrysia
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Theclinae
- Hypolycaena C. & R. Felder, 1862
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Tits
Hairstreaks
Hypolycaena C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6: 293, TS: Myrina sipylus Felder
Hypolycaena (Hypolycaenini) ; [BK, 202]
Hypolycaena (Hypolycaenina) ; [AfrL]
1254x1008 (~114Kb) Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, a small grassy swamp with cattail and reed, surrounded by trees, at the Jomtien beach, between B.O. Guesthouse and Jomtien Metro Condotel. 2nd February 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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The exact identification of this species is still unknown,
but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.
-. See [About maps]
Chliaria merguia Doherty, 1889; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (2) 58 (4): 427, pl. 23, f. 2
Hypolycaena merguia merguia, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Mergui, S.Burma, Thailand
Hypolycaena merguia merguia ; [BOR, 622]
Sumatra
Hypolycaena merguia histiaea ; [BOR, 622 (note)]
Borneo
Hypolycaena skapane H. H. Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 604, pl. 33, f. 16-17
?sobanas Fruhstorfer
Hypolycaena merguia skapane, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Hypolycaena merguia skapane ; [BMP: 321, pl. 49, f. 30-32]; [BOR, 622]
W.Java
Hypolycaena merguia palpatoris ; [BOR, 622 (note)]
Borneo. See [About maps]
phemis Druce, 1895²; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 565
Hypolycaena phemis ; [BOR, 622 (note)]
S.Sulawesi. See [About maps]
xenia Grose-Smith, 1895²; Novit. zool. 2: 512
Hypolycaena xenia ; [BOR, 622]
Taiwan
Chiliaria vanavasa Fruhstorfer, 1909; Ent. Zs. 23 (25): [?] 116
Hypolycaena vanavasa ; [BOR, 622 (note)]
Philippines. See [About maps]
shirozui (Hayashi, 1981); Tyô to Ga, 32: 63-82
Hypolycaena shirozui ; [BOR, 622 (note)]
Philippines (Luzon). See [About maps]
Hypolycaena toshikoae Hayashi, 1984; Iwase No. 2, 1984: 19
Hypolycaena toshikoae ; [BOR, 622 (note)]
erasmus Grose-Smith, 1900²; Rhopal. Exotica 3: 204
Bismarck Archipelago
Hypolycaena erasmus erasmus ; [BAUR, 304]
Halmahera
?Hypolycaena erasmus ssp. ; [BAUR, 304, f.]
Australia, New Guinea. See [About maps]
Black and White Tit
Myrina danis C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (2): 240
Hypolycaena danis, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Hypochlorosis danis ; [BOW: pl. 176, f. 27]
Larva on
Dendrobium bigibbum,
Vanda sp. K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)
Bachan, Halmahera
Hypolycaena danis danis ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]
Kai I.
Hypolycaena danis danisoides ; [BAUR, 304]
Aru?, Papua, Louisade Archipelago
Hypolycaena danis deripha ; [BAUR, 305]
New Britain
Hypolycaena danis milo ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]
Cape York - Cairns
Black and White Tit
Pseudonotis turneri Waterhouse, 1903
Hypolycaena danis turneri ; [BAUR, 305]
Larva on
Vanda,
(petals) [BAUR]
Australia, New Guinea. See [About maps]
Hesperia phorbas Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 277
Myrina anterylus Doubleday, 1847; (nomen nudum)
Hypolycaena noctula Staudinger, 1888
Hypolycaena phorbas, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Hypolycaena phorbas ; [BOW: pl. 177, f. 12, 13]
Larva on
Clerodendrum,
Faradaya splendida,
Cassia alata,
Acmena,
Flagellaria indica,
Planchonia careya [BAUR]
Larva on
Flagellaria indica,
Dendrophthoe vitellina,
Unidentified mistletoe,
Cassia alata,
C. fistula,
Cupaniopsis anacardioides,
Acmena sp.,
Eugenia sp.,
Suzygium wilsoni,
Planchonia careya,
Ceriops tagal,
Lumnitzera racemosa,
Terminalia melanocarpa,
Aegiceras corniculatum,
Clerodendrum floribundum,
C. inerme,
Faradaya splendida K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)
Cape York - Yeppoon
Common Tit
Hypolycaena phorbas phorbas ; [BAUR, 305]
Northern Territory
Hypolycaena ingura Tindale, 1923
Hypolycaena phorbas ingura ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]
West Irian, Papua?
Hypolycaena phorbas silo ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]
Waigeu
Hypolycaena phorbas dictaea ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]
Manam I.
Hypolycaena phorbas infumata ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]
New Britain
Hypolycaena phorbas periphorbas ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]
Biak, Roon I.
Hypolycaena phorbas pseudophorbas ; [BAUR, 305 (text)]
Sikkim - Assam, Burma. See [About maps]
Common Tit
Polyommatus erylus Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 600, 633, no. 60, TL: Java
Hypolycaena erylus ; [BIR, 354]; [BOW. pl. 177]; [MRS, 649]
769x513 (~71Kb) underside Thailand, Krabi 24.12.2003-7.1.2004, Photo © Olli Vesikko Hypolycaena erylus det. Kari Nissinen
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Larva on
Vangueria spinosa,
Cinnamomum zeylanicum [BMP]
Java
Hypolycaena erylus erylus ; [BOR, 620 (note)]
Lombok
erylus pupienus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 238, TL: Lombok
Hypolycaena erylus pupiensus[?] ; [BOR, 620 (note)]
S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo
Hypolycaena teatus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 238, TL: N.Borneo
Hypolycaena erylus teatus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Hypolycaena erylus teatus ; [BOR, 620]; [BMP: 320, pl. 49, f. 14-16]
Nepal, Sikkim - Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.Yunnan
Hypolycaena erylus himavantus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 237, TL: Sikkim
Hypolycaena erylus himavantus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Hypolycaena erylus himavantus ; [BOR, 620 (note)]
Andamans
erylus andamana Moore, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3): 589, TL: Andamans
Hypolycaena erylus andamana ; [BOR, 620]
Nias
erylus syphax Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 238, TL: Nias
Hypolycaena erylus syphax ; [BOR, 620 (note)]
Sulawesi
erylus gamatius Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 238, TL: Celebes
Hypolycaena erylus gamatius ; [BOR, 620 (note)]
Philippines
mindoranus Fruhstorfer, 1912,:REF#o: 238; Mindoro
Hypolycaena erylus tmolus ; [BOR, 620 (note)]
Philippines (Basilan)
erylus orsiphantus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 239, TL: Basilan
Hypolycaena erylus orsiphantes[?] ; [BOR, 620 (note)]
Palawan
erylus aimnestus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 239, TL: Palawan
Sula
erylus georgius Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 239, TL: Sula
Hypolycaena erylus georgius ; [BOR, 620 (note)]
Bachan, Halmahera
erylus thyrius Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 238, TL: Halmahera
Hypolycaena erylus thyrius ; [BAUR, 304]
Obi
erylus pigres Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 238, TL: Obi
Hypolycaena erylus pigres ; [BAUR, 304 (text)]
Bismarck Archipelago
Hypolycaena erylus moutoni ; [BAUR, 304]
Waigeu
erylus figulus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 238, TL: Waigeu
Hypolycaena erylus figulus ; [BAUR, 304 (text)]
erylus erna Kalis, 1933; Tijdschr. Ent. 76: 63
-. See [About maps]
Chliaria amabilis de Nicéville, [1895]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9 (3): 309, pl. P, f. 42
Zeltus amabilis Martin, 1895; Einige neue Tagschmetterlinge von Nordost Sumatra [2]: 11 (publ. by Niceville, 1895)
Chliaria amabilis ; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 32]
Java
Hypolecua amabilis amabilis
Hypolecua amabilis amabilis ; [BOR, 620]
S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo
Chliaria libsa Corbet, 1948; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 17 (7/8): 97
Hypolycaena amabilis lisba, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Hypolycaena amabilis lisba ; [BMP: 320, pl. 49, f. 25-27]
Hypoleuca amabilis lisba ; [BOR, 620]
Palawan
irawana (Hayashi, Schröder & Treadaway, 1984); Senck. biol. 65 (1/2): 38-39
Hypolycaena irawana ; [BOR, 620]
Philippines (Mindanao, Samar). See [About maps]
Hypolycaena schroederi Hayashi, 1984; Ent. Zeitschr. 21: 313-314
Hypolycaena schroederi ; [BOR, 620]
Ceylon, Nilgiris, Palnis. See [About maps]
Nilgiri Tit
Hypolycaena nilgirica Moore, [1884]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4): 527
Hypolycaena nilgirica ; [BIR, 354]; [BOR, 619]
Malaya - Philippines. See [About maps]
Myrina thecloides C. & R. Felder, 1860; Wien. ent. Monats. 4 (12): 395
Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Hypolycaena thecloides ; [BOW: pl. 177, f. 16, 17]
Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Nicobars, Burma - Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Pulau Tioman
Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides ; [BMP: 320, pl. 49, f. 17-18]; [BOR, 620]
Enggano
Hypolycaena thecloides extensa ; [BOR, 620]
Palawan
Hypolycaena thecloides philippina ; [BOR, 620]
Siargao
Hypolycaena thecloides vardara ; [BOR, 620 (note)]
Philippines (Mindanao, Cebu). See [About maps]
Hypolycaena ithna Hewitson, 1869; Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1 (text), Suppl.: 13
Hypolycaena ithna ; [BOR, 620]
Moluccas, Celebes, Philippines. See [About maps]
Myrina sipylus Felder, 1860; S.B. Akad. Wiss. Wien 40: 451
Hypolycaena sipylus ; [BOW: pl. 177, f. 14]
Moluccas
Hypolycaena sipylus sipylus ; [BAUR, 305]
Philippines
Hypolycaena sipylus tharrytas C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9): 294
?Hypolycaena tharytas[?] C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6: 452
Hypolycaena sipylus tharrytas ; [BOR, 620]
N.Sulawesi, ?Sula
Hypolycaena sipylus giscon ; [BOR, 620]
S.Sulawesi
Hypolycaena sipylus rhodanus ; [BOR, 620 (note)]
Sumbawa, Flores
Hypolycaena sipylus numa ; [BOR, 620 (note)]
Lombok
Hypolycaena sipylus capella ; [BOR, 620 (note)]
Guadalcanal, Tulagi. See [About maps]
alcestis Grose-Smith, 1889²; Ent. mon. Mag. ?25: 300
Hypolycaena alcestis ; [BAUR, 305]
-. See [About maps]
Hypolycaena hatita ; [AfrL]
Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Zaire
Hypolycaena hatita hatita ; [BAFR, 512]; [AfrL]
Uganda, W.Kenya
Hypolycaena hatita ugandae ; [BAFR, 512 (text)]; [BK: 203, pl. 20, f. 249]; [AfrL]
Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), W.Tanzania
Hypolycaena hatita japhusa ; [BAFR, 512 (text)]; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Hypolycaena antifaunus ; [AfrL]
Sierra Leone - Zaire, Angloa
Hypolycaena antifaunus antifaunus ; [BAFR, 512]; [AfrL]
Uganda, W.Kenya, W.Tanzania
Hypolycaena antifaunus latimacula ; [BAFR, 512 (text)]; [BK: 203, pl. 20, f. 248]; [AfrL]
Sierra Leone - Cameroun, Gabon, Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps]
Hypolycaena nigra ; [BAFR, 512]; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Hypolycaena liara ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 512]; [AfrL]
Liberia - Nigeria, Cameroun, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, S.Sudan
bitjeana Bethune-Baker, 1926²
Hypolycaena liara liara ; [AfrL]
Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), SW.Tanzania
Hypolycaena liara plana ; [BAFR, 512 (text)]; [AfrL]
Hypolycaena liara obscura ; [BK: 203, pl. 20, f. 247]
Hypolycaena obscura ; [AfrL]
Cameroun, Gabon, Congo Republic, Angola, Zaire. See [About maps]
Hypolycaena naara ; [BAFR, 513]; [AfrL]
Sierra Leone - Cameroun, S.Zaire (Shaba), NE.Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps]
Hypolycaena lebona ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 513]; [AfrL]
Hypolycaena lebona lebona ; [AfrL]
Hypolycaena lebona davenporti ; [AfrL]
Hypolycaena dubia ; [AfrL]
Cape - S.Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania, E.Kenya (coast). See [About maps]
Buxton's Hairstreak
Hypolycaena buxtoni Hewitson, 1874; Ent. mon. Mag. 10: 106
Hypolycaena buxtoni ; [AfrL]
Cape, Natal, Rhodesia, Malawi
Hypolycaena buxtoni buxtoni ; [BAFR, 513]; [AfrL]
Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), SW.Tanzania
Hypolycaena buxtoni spurcus ; [BAFR, 513 (text)]; [AfrL]
coast (E.Kenya, E.Tanzania)
Hypolycaena buxtoni rogersi ; [BAFR, 513 (text)]; [BK: 202, pl. 20, f. 246]; [AfrL]
W.Uganda, E.Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi. See [About maps]
Hypolycaena jacksoni ; [BAFR, 513]; [AfrL]
E.Tanzania (Usambara Mts., Uluguru Mts). See [About maps]
Hypolycaena amanica Stempffer, 1951; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56: 123
Hypolycaena amanica ; [BAFR, 513]; [AfrL]
SE.Senegal (Niokolo Koba). See [About maps]
Hypolycaena condamini ; [BAFR, 513 (text)]; [AfrL]
N.Natal, Malawi (Mlanje, Zomba). See [About maps]
Hypolycaena lochmophila Tite, 1967; Entomologist: 166
Hypolycaena lochmophila ; [BAFR, 514]; [AfrL]
Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania. See [About maps]
Hypolycaena auricostalis ; [BAFR, 514]; [AfrL]
Hypolycaena auricostalis auricostalis ; [AfrL]
Hypolycaena auricostalis frommi ; [AfrL]
Ethiopia, Somalia, S.Arabia, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar. See [About maps]
Eastern Hairstreak
Coast Hairstreak
Hypolycaena pachalica ; [BAFR, 514]; [BK: 202, pl. 20, f. 245]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Combretum [BK]
-. See [About maps]
Purple-brown Hairstreak
Commona Hairstreak
Hesperia philippus Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 283
Hypolycaena philippus ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Clerodendron glabrum,
Ximenia americana,
Deinbollia oblongifolia,
Vangueria randii [PBSA],
Deinbollia,
Allophylus,
Loranthus,
Ximenia,
Punica granatum,
Clerodendrum,
Coccinia grandis,
Ixora,
(inside fruits of) Vangueria randii [BK]
Africa (south of Sahara)
Hypolycaena philippus philippus ; [BAFR, 514]; [BK: 202, pl. 20, f. 244]; [AfrL]
Madagascar, Aldabra, Cosmoledo, Comoro Is.?
Cupido ramonza Saalmüller, 1878
Hypolycaena philippus ramonza ; [BAFR, 514 (text)]; [MadL]; [AfrL]
Hypolycaena anara ; [AfrL]
Hypolycaena clenchi ; [AfrL]
Hypolycaena coerulea ; [AfrL]
Hypolycaena kakumi ; [AfrL]
Hypolycaena scintillans ; [AfrL]
Hypolycaena tearei ; [AfrL]
3.8.2008 (45)
- References:
- [About maps]
- Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [AfrL]
- Mark C. Williams; Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); e-mail: Mark C. Williams
- [BAFR]
- D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region
- [BAUR]
- D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)
- [BIR]
- Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)
- [BK]
- Larsen, Torben B., 1996; The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history
- [BMP]
- Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2
- [BOR]
- D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III
- [BOW]
- Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
- [Don Herbison-Evans]
- and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
- [EBW]
- Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6
- [LAMAS-2005]
- Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
- [MRS]
- Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2
- [MadL]
- Lees, D.C., Kremen, C. and Raharitsimba, H. 2003; in S.M. Goodman & J. P. Benstead (eds.), The Natural History of Madagascar; Classification, Diversity and Endemism of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea): A Revised Species Checklist: : pp. 762-793; University of Chicago Press. 1709 pp.
- [Oleg Kosterin]
- Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
- [Olli Vesikko]
- http://koti.welho.com/ovesikko/
- [PBSA]
- Dickson, C.G.C (ed.), Kroon, D.M.; Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa; AD. DONKER 1978
- [Yutaka Inayoshi]
- A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM
- [²]
- This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.
- Some related literature:
- Corbet, 1948
- Revisional Notes on oriental Lycaenidae 1.
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 17 (7/8): 93-97
- de Nicéville, [1895]
- On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region. (1)
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9 (3): 259?-321 [pls. N-Q in (4)]
- Doherty, 1889
- On certain Lycaenidae from lower Tenasserim
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (2) 58 (4): 409-440, pl. 23
- Druce, 1895; H. H. Druce, 1895
- A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 556-627, pl. 31-34
- K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991
- Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Pushlished by authors, Melbourne
Review Austr. Butts. (1-4):
- C. & R. Felder, 1860
- Lepidoptera nova in paeninsula Malayica collecta
Wien. ent. Monats. 4 (12): 394-402
- C. & R. Felder, 1862
- Lepidoptera nova a Dr. Carolo Semper in Insulis Philippinis collecta diagnosibus. (2)
Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9): 282-294
- C. & R. Felder, [1865]
- Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte "Novara" - Zoolog. 2 (2). Lepidoptera 1. Rhopalocera
Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (2): Heft (2), 137-378, pl. 22-47
- Fruhstorfer, 1909
- Lepidopterologisches Pêle-Mêle. [XVI]. Neues aus Formosa
Ent. Zs. 23 (25): 116-117 (18 September)
- Fruhstorfer, 1912
- Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors
Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 197-272, f. 1-4 (early April)
- Godart, [1824]
- in Latreille & Godart, Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie. 9 (2): 329-828
Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 329-828
- Moore, 1877
- The Lepidopterous Fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3): 580-632, pls. 58-60
- Moore, [1884]
- Descriptions of new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4): 521-535
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