Lepidochrysops dollmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. dollmani
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops dollmani
(George Thomas Bethune-Baker, [1923])[1]
Synonyms
  • Neochrysops dollmani Bethune-Baker, [1923]

Lepidochrysops dollmani is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western and western Tanzania, northern Zambia and possibly Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Both sexes feed from the flowers of herbaceous plants. Adults have been recorded in November and December.

References

  1. Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.


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