Lepidochrysops azureus
Lepidochrysops azureus | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
Species: | L. azureus
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Binomial name | |
Lepidochrysops azureus | |
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Lepidochrysops azureus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is endemic to Madagascar.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The wingspan is 43–46 millimetres (1.7–1.8 in).
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- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1879
- Lepidochrysops
- Endemic fauna of Madagascar
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler
- Polyommatini stubs