Lepidochrysops yvonnae

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Lepidochrysops yvonnae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. yvonnae
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops yvonnae
Gardiner, 2004[1]

Lepidochrysops yvonnae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of open marshland in wooded grassland.

Adults feed from the flowers of Ocimum species. They have been recorded on wing in September and early October.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)