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Lepidochrysops neavei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lepidochrysops

Lepidochrysops neavei is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Malawi and Mozambique. The habitat consists of mountainous areas and rocky ground with clumps of grass in Brachystegia woodland.

Adults have been recorded on wing in November, December and January.

Subspecies

  • Lepidochrysops neavei neavei (southern Malawi, Mozambique)
  • Lepidochrysops neavei nolani Williams, 2002 (south-eastern Malawi)
  • References

    Lepidochrysops neavei Wikipedia