Lepidochrysops chloauges, the jade blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the southern part of the country to Shaba), Zambia, eastern Angola, northern Zimbabwe and Botswana.[2] The habitat consists of grassy savanna and deciduous woodland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. chloauges
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| Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, [1923])[1]
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Both sexes feed from the flowers of herbaceous plants growing amongst grass. Adults are on wing from September to April.
References
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- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.