Lepidochrysops kitale

Lepidochrysops kitale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. kitale
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops kitale
(Stempffer, 1936)[2]
Synonyms
  • Neochrysops cinerea kitale Stempffer, 1936
  • Cupido cinerea f. imperialis Stoneham, 1938
  • Cupido cinerea f. princeps Stoneham, 1938

Lepidochrysops kitale, the Kitale giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Kenya.[3] The habitat consists of savanna.

References

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  1. ^ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Lepidochrysops kitale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T159947A5345541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T159947A5345541.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  3. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.


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