Biology:Eicochrysops eicotrochilus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Eicochrysops eicotrochilus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Eicochrysops
Species:
E. eicotrochilus
Binomial name
Eicochrysops eicotrochilus
Bethune-Baker, 1924[1]

Eicochrysops eicotrochilus, the brachystegia blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (South Kivu, Shaba and Lualaba), Angola, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe (Harare District).[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Adults are on wing from October to February.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5348748 entry