Lepidochrysops intermedia
Appearance
Lepidochrysops intermedia | |
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Figures 4 (male) and 5 (female) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
Species: | L. intermedia
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Binomial name | |
Lepidochrysops intermedia (Bethune-Baker, [1923])[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Lepidochrysops intermedia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Adults have been recorded in November and December.
Subspecies
[edit]- Lepidochrysops intermedia intermedia (Malawi, Mozambique)
- Lepidochrysops intermedia cottrelli Stempffer, 1954 (the border between Zambia and Malawi on the Nyika Plateau, Tanzania)
References
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- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 3)