Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lepidochrysops | |
Similar Lepidochrysops, Polyommatini, Polyommatinae | ||
Lepidochrysops chloauges, the jade blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the southern part of the country to Shaba), Zambia, eastern Angola, northern Zimbabwe and Botswana. The habitat consists of grassy savanna and deciduous woodland.
Both sexes feed from the flowers of herbaceous plants growing amongst grass. Adults are on wing from September to April.
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