Lepidochrysops yvonnae
Lepidochrysops yvonnae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
Species: | L. yvonnae
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Binomial name | |
Lepidochrysops yvonnae Gardiner, 2004[1]
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Lepidochrysops yvonnae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of open marshland in wooded grassland.
Adults feed from the flowers of Ocimum species. They have been recorded on wing in September and early October.
Etymology[]
The species is named for Wendy Yvonne Gardiner.
References[]
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- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 2004
- Lepidochrysops
- Endemic fauna of Zambia
- Butterflies of Africa
- Polyommatini stubs