Lepidochrysops yvonnae
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| Lepidochrysops yvonnae Gardiner, 2004[1]
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Lepidochrysops yvonnae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of open marshland in wooded grassland.
Adults feed from the flowers of Ocimum species. They have been recorded on wing in September and early October.
Etymology
The species is named for Wendy Yvonne Gardiner.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lepidochrysops yvonnae.
Wikispecies has information related to Lepidochrysops yvonnae.
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)