Harpendyreus
Harpendyreus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Small butterflies 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
- Harpendyreus argenteostriata Stempffer, 1961
- Harpendyreus berger Stempffer, 1976
- Harpendyreus boma
- Harpendyreus hazelae Stempffer, 1973
- Harpendyreus juno
- Harpendyreus kisaba
- Harpendyreus major
- Harpendyreus marlieri Stempffer, 1961
- Harpendyreus marungensis
- Harpendyreus meruana
- Harpendyreus noquasa
- Harpendyreus notoba
- Harpendyreus reginaldi Heron, 1909
- ''Harpendyreus tsomo''