Lepidochrysops victoriae
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. victoriae |
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| Lepidochrysops victoriae (Karsch, 1895)[1] | |
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Lepidochrysops victoriae, the Victoria Blue or Lake Victoria Giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
Subspecies
- Lepidochrysops victoriae victoriae (western Kenya)
- Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001 (Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, northern Togo, northern Benin, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, north-western Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda)
- Lepidochrysops victoriae vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 (Kenya: central part to the area east of the Rift Valley)
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