Biology:Lepidochrysops cupreus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Lepidochrysops cupreus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. cupreus
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops cupreus
(Neave, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catochrysops cupreus Neave, 1910
  • Neochrysops cupreus

Lepidochrysops cupreus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Tanzania, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 1,000 and 1,200 meters and montane grassland or stunted montane woodland at altitudes between 1,600 and 2,000 meters.

Adults are on wing from August to September (Mpanda, Tanzania), from November to December (in Iringa, Tanzania) and in November (in Zambia).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6527474 entry