Lepidochrysops mpanda

Lepidochrysops mpanda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. mpanda
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops mpanda
Tite, 1961[1]

Lepidochrysops mpanda is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Tanzania (from the south-western part of the country to the Mpanda district).[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland and grassland with stunted, deciduous vegetation at altitudes between 1,700 and 2,000 meters.

Adults have been recorded on wing in October.

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