Biology:Lepidochrysops kitale

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Lepidochrysops kitale
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. kitale
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops kitale
(Stempffer, 1936)[2]
Synonyms
  • Neochrysops cinerea kitale Stempffer, 1936
  • Cupido cinerea f. imperialis Stoneham, 1938
  • Cupido cinerea f. princeps Stoneham, 1938

Lepidochrysops kitale, the Kitale giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Kenya.[3] The habitat consists of savanna.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6527517 entry