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Lepidochrysops pterou

Synonyms: Neochrysops pterou

Wikipedia Abstract

Lepidochrysops pterou is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of rocky hillsides and the tops of low rocky outcrops with sparse grass and lamiates and stunted vegetation. Subspecies suk is found on rocky hills and in sparse grass-lamiate areas in savanna under thorn trees and Combretum species. Adults feed from flowers. They have been recorded on wing in January, March, September and October. The larvae feed on the flowers of Lamiaceae species
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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