Lepidochrysops is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) are found in the Afrotropical realm.
Cooksonia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. Cooksonia is endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
Hamilton Herbert Charles James Druce was an English entomologist who specialised in Lycaenidae and to a lesser extent Hesperiidae. He is not to be confused with his father, the English entomologist Herbert Druce (1846–1913) who also worked on Lepidoptera.
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 delicata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi and Mozambique.
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 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 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 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 skotios is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
Lepidochrysops solwezii, the roseate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and eastern and south-western Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 900 and 1,700 meters.
Lepidochrysops stormsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe.
Lepidochrysops victoriae, the Victoria blue or Lake Victoria giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Iridana euprepes is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Cooksonia trimeni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Liptena eukrines is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in north-western Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lualaba) and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.
