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Lepidochrysops chalceus

Lepidochrysops chalceus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of montane grassland at altitudes between 2,194 and 2,286 meters.

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Lepidochrysops chalceus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. chalceus
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops chalceus
Quickelberge, 19791

Lepidochrysops chalceus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi (the western part of the Nyika Plateau) and Zambia.2 The habitat consists of montane grassland at altitudes between 2,194 and 2,286 meters.

Adults are on wing from October to December.

References

References

  1. Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.