Lepidochrysops ringa

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Lepidochrysops ringa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. ringa
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops ringa
Tite, 1959 [1]

Lepidochrysops ringa, the Tite's giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in northern Nigeria and western Cameroon. [2] The habitat consists of Guinea savanna.

References

  1. Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)