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Lepidochrysops mpanda

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Lepidochrysops mpanda
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L. mpanda
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops mpanda
Tite, 1961[1]

Lepidochrysops mpanda is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania (from the south-western part of the country to the Mpanda District).[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland and grassland with stunted, deciduous vegetation at altitudes between 1,700 and 2,000 meters.

Adults have been recorded on wing in October.

References

  1. ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 4)