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Lepidochrysops anerius

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Lepidochrysops anerius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. anerius
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops anerius
(Hulstaert, 1924)[1]
Synonyms
  • Neochrysops anerius Hulstaert, 1924

Lepidochrysops anerius is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] Its habitat consists of woodland.

Both sexes feed from the flowers of herbaceous plants. Adults are on wing from November to December, while adults of subspecies kiellandi have been recorded on wing in November and April.

Subspecies

  • Lepidochrysops anerius anerius (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, north-eastern Zambia)
  • Lepidochrysops anerius kiellandi Stempffer, 1972 (Tanzania: eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika)

References

  1. ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.