Lepidochrysops mashuna

Lepidochrysops mashuna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. mashuna
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops mashuna
(Trimen, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena mashuna Trimen, 1894
  • Cupido mashuna
  • Neochrysops mashuna

Lepidochrysops mashuna, the Mashuna Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of grassy areas in savanna.

Adults feed from flowers. They are on wing from October to December.

References

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