Lepidochrysops inyangae
| Lepidochrysops inyangae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. inyangae |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops inyangae (Pinhey, 1945)[1] | |
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Lepidochrysops inyangae, the Nyanga Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western Tanzania and Zimbabwe (the Nyanga massif).[2] The habitat consists of grassland and Brachystegia woodland.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers. Adults have been recorded on wing in October and November.
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