Lepidochrysops neavei

Lepidochrysops neavei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. neavei
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops neavei
(Bethune-Baker, [1923])[1]
Synonyms
  • Neochrysops neavei Bethune-Baker, [1923]

Lepidochrysops neavei is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Malawi and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of mountainous areas and rocky ground with clumps of grass in Brachystegia woodland.

Adults have been recorded on wing in November, December and January.

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References

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