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Lepidochrysops neavei

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Lepidochrysops neavei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. neavei
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops neavei
Synonyms
  • Neochrysops neavei Bethune-Baker, [1923]

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

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  • Lepidochrysops neavei neavei (southern Malawi, Mozambique)
  • Lepidochrysops neavei nolani Williams, 2002 (south-eastern Malawi)

References

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