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Hypolycaena caeculus caeculus |
Hypolycaena caeculus caeculus - Azure hairstreak
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Rimiti West, rd to Birchenough Bridge (left) and Hippo Pools,Umfurudzi Safari Area (right).
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Notes:
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Upperside metallic purple-blue with broad blackish borders. |
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Distribution:
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From Eswatini north through Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, most common in drier areas. |
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The DRC flora team
(2025).
Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Hypolycaena caeculus caeculus. https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400300, retrieved 31 March 2025
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