Lepidochrysops victoriae
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Lepidochrysops victoriae, the Victoria blue or Lake Victoria giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
Subspecies
- Lepidochrysops victoriae victoriae (western Kenya)
- Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001 (Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, northern Togo, northern Benin, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda)
- Lepidochrysops victoriae vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 (Kenya: central part to the area east of the Rift Valley)
References
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- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)
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