Lepidochrysops cupreus
| Lepidochrysops cupreus | |
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| Lepidochrysops cupreus figure 9, 10 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. cupreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops cupreus (Neave, 1910)[1] | |
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Lepidochrysops cupreus is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in south-western Tanzania, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 1,000 and 1,200 meters and montane grassland or stunted montane woodland at altitudes between 1,600 and 2,000 meters.
Adults are on wing from August to September (Mpanda, Tanzania), from November to December (in Iringa, Tanzania) and in November (in Zambia).
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