Lepidochrysops albilinea

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Lepidochrysops albilinea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. albilinea
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops albilinea
Tite, 1959 [1]

Lepidochrysops albilinea is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Sudan. [2]

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References

  1. Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.