Lepidochrysops neavei

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Lepidochrysops neavei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. neavei
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops neavei
(Bethune-Baker, [1923]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Neochrysops neaveiBethune-Baker, [1923]

Lepidochrysops neavei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi and Mozambique. [2] The habitat consists of mountainous areas and rocky ground with clumps of grass in Brachystegia woodland.

Adults have been recorded on wing in November, December and January.

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 4)