Lepidochrysops inyangae

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Lepidochrysops inyangae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. inyangae
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops inyangae
(Pinhey, 1945) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cupido (Lepidochrysops) inyangaePinhey, 1945

Lepidochrysops inyangae, the Nyanga blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Tanzania and Zimbabwe (the Nyanga massif). [2] The habitat consists of grassland and Brachystegia woodland.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers. Adults have been recorded on wing in October and November.

References

  1. Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 3)