Lepidochrysops loveni
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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. loveni
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops loveni (Aurivillius, 1922)[1]
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Lepidochrysops loveni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Zambia and possibly Malawi and Angola.[2] The habitat consists of open Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 1,200 and 1,500 metres, as well as grass-topped low hill ranges.
Adults are on wing from October to December.
The larvae feed on Ocimum and Salvia species.
Subspecies[edit]
- L. l. loveni (Uganda, western and central Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, north-western Tanzania, Zambia, possibly Malawi and Angola)
- L. l. abyssiniensis (Strand, 1911) (Ethiopia)
- L. l. kivuensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: northern Rift Valley to Kivu and the plains east of Lake Kivu and Lake Edward, Rwanda)
- L. l. oculus (Ungemach, 1932) (Ethiopia)
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lepidochrysops loveni.
Wikispecies has information related to Lepidochrysops loveni.
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 3)