Lepidochrysops michaeli is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Zambia.[2]
| Lepidochrysops michaeli | |
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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. michaeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops michaeli Gardiner, 2003[1]
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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
editThe species is named for Michael W. Gardiner.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lepidochrysops michaeli.
Wikispecies has information related to Lepidochrysops michaeli.
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 4)