Lepidochrysops victoriae
Lepidochrysops victoriae, the Victoria blue or Lake Victoria giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
Species: | L. victoriae |
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Lepidochrysops victoriae | |
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Range and habitat
It is found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the DRCongo, South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
Subspecies
- Lepidochrysops victoriae victoriae — western Kenya
- Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001 — Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, northern Togo, northern Benin, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda
- Lepidochrysops victoriae vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 — Kenya: central part to the area east of the Rift Valley
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References
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- Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)
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