Lepidochrysops synchrematiza

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Lepidochrysops synchrematiza
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. synchrematiza
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops synchrematiza
(Bethune-Baker, [1923]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Neochrysops synchrematizaBethune-Baker, [1923]
  • Neochrysops sylviusHulstaert, 1924

Lepidochrysops synchrematiza, the untailed blue giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo. [2] The habitat consists of the forest/savanna transition zone.

References

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