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Lepidochrysops quassi

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Lepidochrysops quassi
Lepidochrysops quassi figure 21
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. quassi
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops quassi
(Karsch, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyommatus quassi Karsch, 1895
  • Neochrysops quassi
  • Catochrysops phasma Butler, 1901
  • Cupido butha Strand, 1911
  • Lepidochrysops butha

Lepidochrysops quassi, the Tailed Blue Giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] Its habitat consists of open areas in the forest zone.

Adults have been recorded on wing in August and September and from June to November.

The larvae feed on Solenostemon ocymoides and probably also on Ocimum species. They are associated with the ant species Camponotus maculatus.

Subspecies

  • Lepidochrysops quassi quassi (Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria)
  • Lepidochrysops quassi bernaudiLibert & Collins, 2001 (Cameroon)

References

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  1. ^ Lepidochrysops, funet.fi
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)


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