Lepidochrysops quassi

Tailed blue giant Cupid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. quassi
Binomial name
	Lepidochrysops quassi; (Karsch, 1895)
Synonyms
	Polyommatus quassi Karsch, 1895; Neochrysops quassi; Catochrysops phasma Butler, 1901; Cupido butha Strand, 1911; Lepidochrysops butha;

Lepidochrysops quassi, the tailed blue giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon.² Its habitat consists of open areas in the forest zone.

Adults have been recorded on wing in August and September and from June to November.

The larvae feed on Solenostemon ocymoides and probably also on Ocimum species. They are associated with the ant species Camponotus maculatus.

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