Lepidochrysops intermedia

Lepidochrysops intermedia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Lepidochrysops intermedia
Figures 4 (male) and 5 (female)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. intermedia
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops intermedia
Synonyms
  • Neochrysops intermedia Bethune-Baker, [1923]

Adults have been recorded in November and December.

Subspecies

  • Lepidochrysops intermedia intermedia (Malawi, Mozambique)
  • Lepidochrysops intermedia cottrelli Stempffer, 1954 (the border between Zambia and Malawi on the Nyika Plateau, Tanzania)

References

  1. Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 3)


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