Lepidochrysops handmani

Lepidochrysops handmani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. handmani
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops handmani
Quickelberge, 1980[1]

Lepidochrysops handmani is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland with long grass at altitudes between 1,980 and 2,195 meters.

Adults are on wing from mid September to the end of November.

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