Lepidochrysops loveni

Lepidochrysops loveni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. loveni
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops loveni
(Aurivillius, 1922)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cupido loveni Aurivillius, 1922
  • Neochrysops parsimon ab. albicans Hulstaert, 1924
  • Cupido celaeus var. abyssiniensis Strand, 1911
  • Catochrysops celaeus kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
  • Euchrysops parsimon oculus Ungemach, 1932

Lepidochrysops loveni is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Zambia and possibly Malawi and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of open Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 1,200 and 1,500 metres, as well as grass-topped low hill ranges.

Adults are on wing from October to December.

The larvae feed on Ocimum and Salvia species.

Subspecies

References

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