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Lepidochrysops neonegus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lepidochrysops

Lepidochrysops neonegus

Lepidochrysops neonegus is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of areas with short grass in thornbush-Combretum savanna, Acacia savanna and open habitats at altitudes between 900 and 1,800 meters.

Adults feed from the flowers of lamiates species. They have been recorded in February, May and June. The species is thought to be seasonal.

The larvae feed on Lamiaceae species. They are associated with harvester-ants of the Messor genus.

Subspecies

  • Lepidochrysops neonegus neonegus (Kenya: south-central and westwards in the Rift Valley, Tanzania: northern highlands)
  • Lepidochrysops neonegus borealis van Someren, 1957 (northern and eastern Uganda, Kenya: north-west to Suk country)
  • References

    Lepidochrysops neonegus Wikipedia