Eicochrysops eicotrochilus
Eicochrysops eicotrochilus, the brachystegia blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (South Kivu, Shaba and Lualaba), Angola, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe (Harare District).[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
| Eicochrysops eicotrochilus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Eicochrysops |
| Species: | E. eicotrochilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924[1] | |
Adults are on wing from October to February.
References
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- Eicochrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
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