Lepidochrysops neavei
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
Species: | L. neavei
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Binomial name | |
Lepidochrysops neavei (Bethune-Baker, [1923])[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Lepidochrysops neavei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of mountainous areas and rocky ground with clumps of grass in Brachystegia woodland.
Adults have been recorded on wing in November, December and January.
Subspecies
[edit]- Lepidochrysops neavei neavei (southern Malawi, Mozambique)
- Lepidochrysops neavei nolani Williams, 2002 (south-eastern Malawi)
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lepidochrysops neavei.
Wikispecies has information related to Lepidochrysops neavei.
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 4)