Lepidochrysops loveni

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Lepidochrysops loveni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. loveni
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops loveni
(Aurivillius, 1922) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cupido loveniAurivillius, 1922
  • Neochrysops parsimon ab. albicansHulstaert, 1924
  • Cupido celaeus var. abyssiniensisStrand, 1911
  • Catochrysops celaeus kivuensisJoicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Euchrysops parsimon oculusUngemach, 1932

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. [2] The habitat consists of open Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 1,200 and 1,500 metres, as well as grass-topped low hill ranges.

Adults are on wing from October to December.

The larvae feed on Ocimum and Salvia species.

Subspecies

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References

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