title: Harpendyreus aequatorialis
text: # 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. 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)
  