| Lepidochrysops azureus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. azureus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops azureus | |
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Lepidochrysops azureus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is endemic to Madagascar. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
The wingspan is 43–46 millimetres (1.7–1.8 in).
The Ball's blue is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa.
Lepidochrysops jamesi, the James's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.
Lepidochrysops plebeja, the twin-spot blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1898. It is found in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and South Africa.
Lepidochrysops glauca, the silvery blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the African tropics to South Africa.
Lepidochrysops barnesi, the Barnes' blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Chimanimani Mountains of Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of montane grassland at altitudes of about 1,800 metres.
Lepidochrysops carsoni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia.
Lepidochrysops kitale, the Kitale giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Kenya. The habitat consists of savanna.
Lepidochrysops hawkeri is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Angola.
Lepidochrysops intermedia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Lepidochrysops kennethi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane grassland with stunted deciduous trees at altitudes between 1,800 and 2,000 meters.
Lepidochrysops kocak, the giant blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland in hilly terrain.
Lepidochrysops loveni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Zambia and possibly Malawi and Angola. The habitat consists of open Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 1,200 and 1,500 metres, as well as grass-topped low hill ranges.
Lepidochrysops neonegus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of areas with short grass in thornbush-Combretum savanna, Acacia savanna and open habitats at altitudes between 900 and 1,800 meters.
Lepidochrysops parsimon, the western giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, southern Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic. The habitat consists of the forest/savanna transition zone.
Lepidochrysops peculiaris, the peculiar blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of heavy woodland, coastal forests, grassland and grassy areas in savanna.
Lepidochrysops pterou is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of rocky hillsides and the tops of low rocky outcrops with sparse grass and lamiates and stunted vegetation. Subspecies suk is found on rocky hills and in sparse grass-lamiate areas in savanna under thorn trees and Combretum species.
Lepidochrysops quassi, the tailed blue giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon. Its habitat consists of open areas in the forest zone.
Lepidochrysops solwezii, the roseate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and eastern and south-western Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 900 and 1,700 meters.
Lepidochrysops synchrematiza, the untailed blue giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo. The habitat consists of the forest/savanna transition zone.
Lepidochrysops victoriae, the Victoria blue or Lake Victoria giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
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