Lepidochrysops erici

Lepidochrysops erici
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. erici
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops erici
Gardiner, 2003[1]

Lepidochrysops erici is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Zambia.[2]

Adults have been recorded in October. Adults feed on flowers of the larval host plant.

The larvae feed on Ocimum species.

Etymology

The species named for Eric Gardiner, son of the author.

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