Biology:Lepidochrysops jansei

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Lepidochrysops jansei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. jansei
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops jansei
van Someren, 1957[1]

Lepidochrysops jansei, the Janse's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-central Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of areas with short grass and flowers of the family Lamiaceae, often on shallow soils on a rock substratum.

Adults are on wing in November and April.

The larvae feed on Lamiaceae species.

References

  1. Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 3)

Wikidata ☰ Q6527512 entry