Hypolycaena tearei

Species of butterfly

Hypolycaena tearei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Hypolycaena
Species:	H. tearei
Binomial name
*Hypolycaena tearei* Henning, 1981^[1]

Hypolycaena tearei, the Teare's hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Graham Allan Henning in 1981. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.^[2]

Adults are on wing during the warmer months of the year, with peaks in February and March.

References

^ Hypolycaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Hypolycaenina". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-30.