Lepidochrysops michaeli

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

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

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

The larvae feed on Ocimum species.

Etymology

The species is named for Michael W. Gardiner.

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