Hemiolaus caeculus

Hemiolaus caeculus

Azure Hairstreak

(Hopffer, 1855) Catalogue of Life

IUCN status
Least Concern (LC) IUCN
GBIF observations
980 GBIF
iNaturalist observations
457 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
6 specimens
Description

Hemiolaus caeculus, the azure hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in East and southern Africa.

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Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological
Legacy synonyms
hemiolaus caeculus
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Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid

Larval host plants NHM HOSTS

  • Olax sp. Olacaceae · Olax
Related species
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