Lepidochrysops dollmani
Lepidochrysops dollmani is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western and western Tanzania, northern Zambia and possibly Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
| Lepidochrysops dollmani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. dollmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops dollmani (George Thomas Bethune-Baker, [1923])[1] | |
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Both sexes feed from the flowers of herbaceous plants. Adults have been recorded in November and December.
References
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- Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
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