Euchrysops mauensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Euchrysops |
| Species: | E. mauensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923[1]
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Euchrysops mauensis, the Mau blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of open grassland.
Subspecies[]
- Euchrysops mauensis mauensis (Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley, northern Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu)
- Euchrysops mauensis abyssiniae Storace, 1950 (Ethiopia)
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euchrysops mauensis. |
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Wikispecies has information related to Euchrysops mauensis. |
- ^ Euchrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1923
- Euchrysops
- Polyommatini stubs