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Lepidochrysops elgonae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lepidochrysops

Lepidochrysops elgonae, the Elgon blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Kenya. The habitat consists of areas with short grass.

Adults have been recorded in April, June and July.

The larvae feed on Salvia species. They are thought to be associated with harvester ants of the Messor genus.

Subspecies

  • Lepidochrysops elgonae elgonae (Kenya: west of the Rift Valley, from south and east of Elgon through the Trans Nzoia to Eldoret and the Mau)
  • Lepidochrysops elgonae moyo van Someren, 1957 (Kenya: east of the Rift Valley)

    • References

    Lepidochrysops elgonae Wikipedia
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