Biology:Lepidochrysops skotios

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Short description: Species of insect

Lepidochrysops skotios
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Figure 12 which accompanied the original description
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. skotios
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops skotios
(H. H. Druce, 1905)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catochrysops skotios H. H. Druce, 1905
  • Neochrysops skotios
  • Neochrysops orontius Hulstaert, 1924
  • Neochrysops brabo Hulstaert, 1924

Lepidochrysops skotios is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga Province, Lualaba and possibly Kwango) and Zambia.[2]

Adults have been recorded on wing in October and November.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Lepidochrysops skotios (Druce, 1905)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/lepidochrysops/#skotios. 
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)

Wikidata ☰ Q6527582 entry




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