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Lepidochrysops kocak

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Species of butterfly

Lepidochrysops kocak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. kocak
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops kocak
Seven, 1997
Synonyms
  • Lycaena gigantea Trimen, 1898
  • Catochrysops hypoleucus Butler, 1898
  • Cupido giganteus
  • Catachrysops giganteus
  • Neochrysops gigantea

Lepidochrysops kocak, the giant blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland in hilly terrain.

Adults feed from flowers.

References

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


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