Lepidochrysops polydialecta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
Species: | L. polydialecta |
Binomial name | |
Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Lepidochrysops polydialecta, the lilac giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in northern Senegal, Mali, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon, southern Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lomami), northern and eastern Kenya, Somalia and possibly Uganda. [2] The habitat consists of rocky areas in dry savanna and the Sahel.
Adults have been recorded on wing in May, July, August and September. They often hatch shortly after fires have swept through their colonial habitat.
The larvae probably feed on Ocimum species
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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. The habitat consists of open Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 1,200 and 1,500 metres, as well as grass-topped low hill ranges.
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Lepidochrysops pittawayi, the Pittaway's giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Saudi Arabia. The habitat consists of high altitudes in the Asir Mountains. Colonies occur on steep slopes with patches of herbaceous Lamiaceae.
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