Biology:Lepidochrysops dollmani

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Short description: Species of butterfly

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

Lepidochrysops dollmani is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western and western Tanzania, northern Zambia and possibly Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Both sexes feed from the flowers of herbaceous plants. Adults have been recorded in November and December.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6527478 entry