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Lepidochrysops peculiaris

Synonyms: Chrysophanus peculiaris; Lycaena perpulchra

Wikipedia Abstract

Lepidochrysops peculiaris, the Peculiar Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of heavy woodland, coastal forests, grassland and grassy areas in savanna. Both sexes feed from the flowers of herbaceous plants and small bushes. Adults have been recorded on wing from October to January and in September and December. The larvae feed on Lantana camara.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Lantana camara (lantana)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0