Lepidochrysops anerius
| Lepidochrysops anerius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. anerius |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops anerius (Hulstaert, 1924)[1] | |
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Lepidochrysops anerius is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of woodland.
Both sexes feed from the flowers of herbaceous plants. Adults are on wing from November to December, while adults of subspecies kiellandi have been recorded on wing in November and April.
Subspecies
- Lepidochrysops anerius anerius (Democratic Republic of Congo: Shaba, north-eastern Zambia)
- Lepidochrysops anerius kiellandi Stempffer, 1972 (Tanzania: eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika)
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