Biology:Lepidochrysops miniata
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Lepidochrysops miniata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. miniata
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops miniata Gardiner, 2004[1]
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Lepidochrysops miniata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of miombo woodland.
Adults feed from the flowers of Ocimum species. They have been recorded on wing in September.
The larvae feed on Ocimum homblei.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lepidochrysops miniata. |
- ↑ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 4)
Wikidata ☰ Q6527541 entry
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