Lepidochrysops victoriae

Lepidochrysops victoriae
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. victoriae
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops victoriae (Karsch, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
Lycaena victoriae Karsch, 1895 Cupido victoriae Neochrysops victoriae Catochrysops acholi Bethune-Baker, 1906

Lepidochrysops victoriae, the Victoria Blue or Lake Victoria Giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya.^[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

Subspecies

• Lepidochrysops victoriae victoriae (western Kenya)
• Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001 (Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, northern Togo, northern Benin, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, north-western Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda)
• Lepidochrysops victoriae vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 (Kenya: central part to the area east of the Rift Valley)

References

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