Lepidochrysops dollmani

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

Lepidochrysops dollmani is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in south-western and western Tanzania, northern Zambia and possibly Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Both sexes feed from the flowers of herbaceous plants. Adults have been recorded in November and December.

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