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Lepidochrysops anerius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lepidochrysops

Lepidochrysops anerius is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. Its habitat consists of woodland.

Both sexes feed from the flowers of herbaceous plants. Adults are on wing from November to December, while adults of subspecies kiellandi have been recorded on wing in November and April.

Subspecies

  • Lepidochrysops anerius anerius (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba, north-eastern Zambia)
  • Lepidochrysops anerius kiellandi Stempffer, 1972 (Tanzania: eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika)

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