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Lepidochrysops skotios

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Lepidochrysops skotios
Figure 12 which accompanied the original description
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L. skotios
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops skotios
Synonyms
  • Catochrysops skotios H. H. Druce, 1905
  • Neochrysops skotios
  • Neochrysops orontius Hulstaert, 1924
  • Neochrysops brabo Hulstaert, 1924

Lepidochrysops skotios is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga Province, Lualaba and possibly Kwango) and Zambia.[2]

Adults have been recorded on wing in October and November.

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Lepidochrysops skotios (Druce, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)