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Lepidochrysops chittyi

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Lepidochrysops chittyi
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L. chittyi
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops chittyi
Henning & Henning, 1994[1]

Lepidochrysops chittyi, the Chitty's blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of flat grassland.

Adults are on wing from September to October.

References

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