Harpendyreus aequatorialis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Harpendyreus |
| Species: | H. aequatorialis
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| Harpendyreus aequatorialis (Sharpe, 1892)[1]
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Harpendyreus aequatorialis, the equatorial mountain blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland and moorland.
Subspecies
- Harpendyreus aequatorialis aequatorialis (Kenya)
- Harpendyreus aequatorialis vulcanica (Joicey & Talbot, 1924) (Tanzania: north to the highlands, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ruwenzori Mountains)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Harpendyreus aequatorialis.
- ^ Harpendyreus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-09.