Euchrysops nilotica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Euchrysops |
Species: | E. nilotica |
Binomial name | |
Euchrysops nilotica (Aurivillius, 1904) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Euchrysops nilotica, the desert blue or milky bean Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon, southern Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia and northern Kenya. [2] The habitat consists of arid Sudanian Savanna and the Sahel.
Euchrysops cnejus, the gram blue, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found from India to Australia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798.
Euchrysops subpallida, the ashen smoky blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, from Tanzania to Malawi, Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), Zimbabwe and South Africa. In South Africa it is rare and only known from the northern part of the Limpopo province and northern KwaZulu-Natal.
Euchrysops alberta, the Sahel Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Nigeria, Sudan and northern Uganda.
Euchrysops albistriata, the Capronnier's Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests, Guinea savanna, Sudan savanna and disturbed areas in the forest zone.
Euchrysops banyo, the Banyo Mountain Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of submontane grassland.
Euchrysops brunneus, the brown blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Ethiopia, Somalia, central and western Kenya and eastern Uganda. The habitat consists of savanna.
Euchrysops crawshayi, Crawshay's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of moist savanna.
Euchrysops cyclopteris is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Sudan and Ethiopia.
Euchrysops decaryi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar.
Euchrysops horus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya.
Euchrysops kabrosae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of rocky hillsides in dry, mountainous country.
Euchrysops lois is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Somalia, south-western Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman.
Euchrysops mauensis, the Mau blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of open grassland.
Euchrysops migiurtiniensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Somaliland.
Euchrysops nandensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya and northern Tanzania. The habitat consists of grassy spots in savanna.
Euchrysops philbyi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Euchrysops reducta, the Jackson's Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Ethiopia. The habitat consists of Guinea savanna and the southern edges of the Sudan savanna.
Euchrysops sagba, the Sagba Mountain Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic. The habitat consists of submontane grassland.
Euchrysops sahelianus, the western brown-edged Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ghana and northern Nigeria. The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and Guinea savanna with short grass. It is mainly found in rocky areas with short grass.
Euchrysops severini is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. The habitat consists of savanna.
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