Lepidochrysops parsimon

Lepidochrysops parsimon
Figure 19
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. parsimon
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops parsimon
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio parsimon Fabricius, 1775
  • Neochrysops parsimon
  • Papilio celaeus Stoll, 1781
  • Lepidochrysops nigeriae Stempffer, 1957

Lepidochrysops parsimon, the western giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, southern Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of the forest/savanna transition zone.

References

  1. ↑ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 4)


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