Eicochrysops damiri

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Eicochrysops damiri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Eicochrysops
Species:
E. damiri
Binomial name
Eicochrysops damiri
Turlin, 1995 [1]

Eicochrysops damiri is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Comoros in the Indian Ocean. [2]

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References

  1. Eicochrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-10.