Harpendyreus aequatorialis

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.

Harpendyreus aequatorialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Harpendyreus
Species:	H. aequatorialis
Binomial name
Harpendyreus aequatorialis (Sharpe, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
Lycaena aequatorialis Sharpe, 1892 Cyclyrius sharpiae Butler, 1901 Cyclirius vulcanica Joicey & Talbot, 1924

Subspecies

• Harpendyreus aequatorialis aequatorialis (Kenya)
• Harpendyreus aequatorialis vulcanica (Joicey & Talbot, 1924) (Tanzania: north to the highlands, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ruwenzori Mountains)