Lepidochrysops solwezii

Species of butterfly

Lepidochrysops solwezii
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. solwezii
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops solwezii
(Bethune-Baker, [1923])[1]
Synonyms
  • Neochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, [1923]
  • Neochysops nevillei Bethune-Baker, 1923

Lepidochrysops solwezii, the roseate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (western Lualaba), Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and eastern and south-western Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 900 and 1,700 meters.

Adults have been recorded on wing in November and December (in Zambia), November and December (in Tanzania) and October and November (in Zimbabwe).

References

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  1. ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)
Taxon identifiers
Lepidochrysops solwezii


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