Lepidochrysops kocak | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
Species: | L. kocak |
Binomial name | |
Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997 [1] | |
Synonyms | |
|
Lepidochrysops kocak, the giant blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland in hilly terrain.
Adults feed from flowers.
The Ball's blue is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa.
Lepidochrysops anerius is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. Its habitat consists of woodland.
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 delicata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi and Mozambique.
Lepidochrysops dunni, the Boorman's giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria. The habitat consists of Guinea 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 leucon is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar.
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 neavei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi and Mozambique. The habitat consists of mountainous areas and rocky ground with clumps of grass in Brachystegia woodland.
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 turlini is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.
Lepidochrysops victoriae, the Victoria blue or Lake Victoria giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lepidochrysops kocak . |
Wikispecies has information related to Lepidochrysops kocak . |