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Lepidochrysops coxii

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

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

Adults have been recorded on wing in October.

References

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  1. ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.