- Source: Lepidochrysops
Lepidochrysops is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) are found in the
Afrotropical realm.
They are medium-sized to fairly large (wingspan 30-50 millimetres) blues. The upper parts of the males have a slightly pale, pearlescent, blue or blue-violet sheen, the females are brown. The underparts are brownish with darker brown spots.
The larvae often feed on herbs in the genus Selago. The genus is found only in the Afrotropical ecozone, most of the species live in southern and eastern Africa.
Species
References
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 72
Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 73
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Lepidochrysops
- Lepidochrysops hypopolia
- Lepidochrysops variabilis
- List of butterflies of South Africa
- Lepidochrysops gydoae
- Lepidochrysops arabicus
- Lepidochrysops haveni
- Lepidochrysops trimeni
- Lepidochrysops kennethi
- Lepidochrysops irvingi
