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| Lepidochrysops inyangae | |
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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. inyangae
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops inyangae | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lepidochrysops inyangae, the Nyanga blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Tanzania and Zimbabwe (the Nyanga massif). [2] The habitat consists of grassland and Brachystegia woodland.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers. Adults have been recorded on wing in October and November.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Lepidochrysops inyangae.
Wikispecies has information related to
Lepidochrysops inyangae.
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 3)
(Redirected from
Nyanga Blue)
| Lepidochrysops inyangae | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. inyangae
|
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops inyangae | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Lepidochrysops inyangae, the Nyanga blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Tanzania and Zimbabwe (the Nyanga massif). [2] The habitat consists of grassland and Brachystegia woodland.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers. Adults have been recorded on wing in October and November.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Lepidochrysops inyangae.
Wikispecies has information related to
Lepidochrysops inyangae.
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 3)