Lepidochrysops kitale

Lepidochrysops kitale
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. kitale
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops kitale
(Stempffer, 1936)[1]
Synonyms
  • Neochrysops cinerea kitale Stempffer, 1936
  • Cupido cinerea f. imperialis Stoneham, 1938
  • Cupido cinerea f. princeps Stoneham, 1938

Lepidochrysops kitale, the Kitale Giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in north-western Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

References

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  1. ↑ Lepidochrysops, funet.fi
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)


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