Lepidochrysops miniata
Appearance
Lepidochrysops miniata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
Species: | L. miniata
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Binomial name | |
Lepidochrysops miniata Gardiner, 2004[1]
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Lepidochrysops miniata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of miombo woodland.
Adults feed from the flowers of Ocimum species. They have been recorded on wing in September.
The larvae feed on Ocimum homblei.
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