Lepidochrysops solwezii
Species of butterfly
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Lepidochrysops solwezii, the roseate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (western Lualaba), Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and eastern and south-western Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 900 and 1,700 meters.
| Lepidochrysops solwezii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. solwezii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, [1923])[1] | |
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Adults have been recorded on wing in November and December (in Zambia), November and December (in Tanzania) and October and November (in Zimbabwe).