| Lepidochrysops kocak | |
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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. kocak
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997
[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Lepidochrysops kocak, the giant blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland in hilly terrain.
Adults feed from flowers.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Lepidochrysops kocak.
Wikispecies has information related to
Lepidochrysops kocak.
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 3)
| Lepidochrysops kocak | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. kocak
|
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997
[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Lepidochrysops kocak, the giant blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. [2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland in hilly terrain.
Adults feed from flowers.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Lepidochrysops kocak.
Wikispecies has information related to
Lepidochrysops kocak.
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 3)