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Lepidochrysops negus

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Species of butterfly

Lepidochrysops negus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. negus
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops negus
(Felder & Felder, )
Synonyms
  • Lycaena negus Felder & Felder,
  • Cupido negus
  • Neochrysops negus
  • Cupido negus f. wau Wichgraf, 1921

Lepidochrysops negus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sudan and Ethiopia.

The wingspan is 40 mm for males and 42–45 mm for females.

Subspecies

  • Lepidochrysops negus negus (Ethiopia)
  • Lepidochrysops negus wau (Wichgraf, 1921) (eastern Sudan)

References

  1. Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 4)
Taxon identifiers
Lepidochrysops negus


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