LEPIDOCHRYSOPS SKOTIOS

Lepidochrysops skotios
	Figure 12 which accompanied the original description
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. skotios
Binomial name
	Lepidochrysops skotios; ( H. H. Druce, 1905)
Synonyms
	Catochrysops skotios H. H. Druce, 1905; Neochrysops skotios; Neochrysops orontius Hulstaert, 1924; Neochrysops brabo Hulstaert, 1924;

Lepidochrysops skotios is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Katanga Province, Lualaba and possibly Kwango) and Zambia.^[2]

Adults have been recorded on wing in October and November.

References

^ Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Lepidochrysops skotios (Druce, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)

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