Lepidochrysops handmani

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Lepidochrysops handmani
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. handmani
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops handmani
Quickelberge, 1980 [1]

Lepidochrysops handmani is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi and Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of montane grassland with long grass at altitudes between 1,980 and 2,195 meters.

Adults are on wing from mid-September to the end of November.

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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.