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

References

  1. Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 4)