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Lepidochrysops violetta

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Lepidochrysops violetta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. violetta
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops violetta
(Pinhey, 1945)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cupido (Lepidochrysops) violetta Pinhey, 1945
  • Neochrysops violetta

Lepidochrysops violetta, the violet blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe (the Nyanga massif).[2] The habitat consists of the lower slopes of hills in grassland.

Adults have been recorded on wing in October and early November.

References

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


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