Lepidochrysops michaeli
| Lepidochrysops michaeli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. michaeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops michaeli Gardiner, 2003[1]
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Lepidochrysops michaeli is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Zambia.[2]
Adults feed from the flowers of the larval host plant. They have been recorded on wing in October.
The larvae feed on Ocimum species.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for Michael W. Gardiner.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lepidochrysops michaeli.
Wikispecies has information related to Lepidochrysops michaeli.
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 4)