Lepidochrysops loveni

Lepidochrysops loveni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. loveni
Binomial name
	Lepidochrysops loveni; (Aurivillius, 1922)
Synonyms
	Cupido loveni Aurivillius, 1922; Neochrysops parsimon ab. albicans Hulstaert, 1924; Cupido celaeus var. abyssiniensis Strand, 1911; Catochrysops celaeus kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Euchrysops parsimon oculus Ungemach, 1932;

Lepidochrysops loveni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Zambia and possibly Malawi and Angola.^[2] The habitat consists of open Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 1,200 and 1,500 metres, as well as grass-topped low hill ranges.

Adults are on wing from October to December.

The larvae feed on Ocimum and Salvia species.

Subspecies[]

L. l. loveni (Uganada, western and central Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba, north-western Tanzania, Zambia, possibly Malawi and Angola)
L. l. abyssiniensis (Strand, 1911) (Ethiopia)
L. l. kivuensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) (Democratic Republic of the Congo: northern Rift Valley to Kivu and the plains east of Lake Kivu and Lake Edward, Rwanda)
L. l. oculus (Ungemach, 1932) (Ethiopia)

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