Lepidochrysops mashuna

Lepidochrysops mashuna, the mashuna blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.[2] Their habitat consists of grassy areas in savanna. Adults feed from flowers. They are on wing from October to December.

Lepidochrysops mashuna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. mashuna
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops mashuna
(Trimen, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena mashuna Trimen, 1894
  • Cupido mashuna
  • Neochrysops mashuna

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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