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Lepidochrysops elgonae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. elgonae
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops elgonae Stempffer, 1950
Synonyms
Lepidochrysops neonegus elgonae Stempffer, 1950

Lepidochrysops elgonae, the Elgon blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya. The habitat consists of areas with short grass.

Adults have been recorded in April, June and July.

The larvae feed on Salvia species. They are thought to be associated with harvester ants of the genus Messor.

Subspecies

• Lepidochrysops elgonae elgonae (Kenya: west of the Rift Valley, from south and east of Elgon through the Trans Nzoia to Eldoret and the Mau)
• Lepidochrysops elgonae moyo van Someren, 1957 (Kenya: east of the Rift Valley)

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.

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• Butterflies described in 1950
• Lepidochrysops
• Endemic insects of Kenya
• Butterflies of Africa
• Taxa named by Henri Stempffer
• Polyommatini stubs