Euchrysops mauensis

Euchrysops mauensis
Euchrysops mauensis figure 13
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Euchrysops
Species: E. mauensis
Binomial name
Euchrysops mauensis
Bethune-Baker, 1923[1]

Euchrysops mauensis, the Mau Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kivu).[2] The habitat consists of open grassland.

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References

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