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Lepidochrysops jansei

Lepidochrysops jansei, the Janse's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-central Kenya and northern Tanzania. The habitat consists of areas with short grass and flowers of the family Lamiaceae, often on shallow soils on a rock substratum.

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Lepidochrysops jansei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. jansei
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops jansei
van Someren, 19571

Lepidochrysops jansei, the Janse's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-central Kenya and northern Tanzania.2 The habitat consists of areas with short grass and flowers of the family Lamiaceae, often on shallow soils on a rock substratum.

Adults are on wing in November and April.

The larvae feed on Lamiaceae species.

References

References

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