Lepidochrysops is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) are found in the Afrotropical realm.
Lepidochrysops carsoni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia.
Lepidochrysops chittyi, the Chitty's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of flat grassland.
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 lunulifer is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia.
Lepidochrysops coxii, the Cox's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of grassland.
Lepidochrysops cupreus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Tanzania, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 1,000 and 1,200 meters and montane grassland or stunted montane woodland at altitudes between 1,600 and 2,000 meters.
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 kilimanjarensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
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 mashuna, the mashuna blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe. Their habitat consists of grassy areas in savanna. Adults feed from flowers. They are on wing from October to December.
Lepidochrysops pampolis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi and northern Zambia.
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 reichenowii is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Angola.
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 vera, the Vera's giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria.
Lepidochrysops victoriae, the Victoria blue or Lake Victoria giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
