Eicochrysops eicotrochilus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Eicochrysops |
Species: | E. eicotrochilus |
Binomial name | |
Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924 [1] | |
Eicochrysops eicotrochilus, the brachystegia blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (South Kivu, Shaba and Lualaba), Angola, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe (Harare District). [2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Adults are on wing from October to February.
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