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

Lepidochrysops loveni loveni (Uganada, western and central Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo: Lualaba, north-western Tanzania, Zambia, possibly Malawi and Angola)
Lepidochrysops loveni abyssiniensis (Strand, 1911) (Ethiopia)
Lepidochrysops loveni kivuensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Democratic Republic of Congo: northern Rift Valley to Kivu and the plains east of Lake Kivu and Lake Edward, Rwanda)
Lepidochrysops loveni oculus (Ungemach, 1932) (Ethiopia)

References

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