Euchrysops reducta

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Euchrysops reducta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Euchrysops
Species:
E. reducta
Binomial name
Euchrysops reducta
Hulstaert, 1924 [1]
Synonyms
  • Euchrysops kalrosae reductaHulstaert, 1924
  • Euchrysops reducta niveocinctaUngemach, 1932
  • Euchrysops jacksoniStempffer, 1952

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. [2] The habitat consists of Guinea savanna and the southern edges of the Sudan savanna.

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References

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