Lepidochrysops victoriae

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lepidochrysops

Lepidochrysops victoriae, the Victoria blue or Lake Victoria giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of savanna.

Subspecies

Lepidochrysops victoriae victoriae (western Kenya)

Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001 (Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, northern Togo, northern Benin, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda)

Lepidochrysops victoriae vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 (Kenya: central part to the area east of the Rift Valley)

References

Lepidochrysops victoriae Wikipedia

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