Lepidochrysops

Lepidochrysops
L. negus (C. & R. Felder, [1865])
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Polyommatinae
Tribe:	Polyommatini
Genus:	Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923[1]
Synonyms
Neochrysops Bethune-Baker, [1923]

Lepidochrysops is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) are found in the Afrotropical realm.

Species

• Lepidochrysops aethiopia (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops abri Libert & Collins, 2001
• Lepidochrysops albilinea Tite, 1959
• Lepidochrysops anerius (Hulstaert, 1924)
• Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959
• Lepidochrysops arabicus Gabriel, 1954
• Lepidochrysops asteris (Godart, [1824])
• Lepidochrysops auratus Quickelberge, 1979
• Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964
• Lepidochrysops azureus (Butler, 1879)
• Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley, 1938
• Lepidochrysops badhami van Son, 1956
• Lepidochrysops balli Dickson, 1985
• Lepidochrysops barnesi Pennington, 1953
• Lepidochrysops braueri Dickson, 1966
• Lepidochrysops budama Someren, 1957
• Lepidochrysops caerulea Tite, 1961
• Lepidochrysops carsoni (Butler, 1901)
• Lepidochrysops chala Kielland, 1980
• Lepidochrysops chalceus Quickelberge, 1979
• Lepidochrysops chittyi Henning & Henning, 1994
• Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, 1923)
• Lepidochrysops cinerea (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945
• Lepidochrysops cupreus (Neave, 1910)
• Lepidochrysops delicata (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951
• Lepidochrysops dollmani (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops dukei Cottrell, 1965
• Lepidochrysops dunni Larsen & Collins, 2003
• Lepidochrysops elgonae Stempffer, 1950
• Lepidochrysops erici Gardiner, 2003
• Lepidochrysops evae Gardiner, 2003
• Lepidochrysops flavisquamosa Tite, 1959
• Lepidochrysops forsskali Larsen, 1982
• Lepidochrysops fulvescens Tite, 1961
• Lepidochrysops fumosa (Butler, 1886)
• Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops grahami (Trimen, 1893)
• Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937
• Lepidochrysops guichardi Gabriel, 1949
• Lepidochrysops gydoae Dickson & Wykeham, 1994
• Lepidochrysops handmani Quickelberge, 1980
• Lepidochrysops haveni Larsen, 1983
• Lepidochrysops hawkeri (Talbot, 1929)
• Lepidochrysops heathi Gardiner, 1998
• Lepidochrysops hypopolia (Trimen, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops ignota (Trimen, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops intermedia (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops inyangae Pinhey, 1945
• Lepidochrysops irvingi (Swanepoel, 1948)
• Lepidochrysops jacksoni van Someren, 1957
• Lepidochrysops jamesi Swanepoel, 1971
• Lepidochrysops jansei van Someren, 1957
• Lepidochrysops jefferyi (Swierstra, 1909)
• Lepidochrysops kennethi Kielland, 1986
• Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965
• Lepidochrysops kilimanjarensis (Strand, 1909)
• Lepidochrysops kitale (Stempffer, 1936)
• Lepidochrysops koaena (Strand, 1911)
• Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997
• Lepidochrysops labeensis Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2000
• Lepidochrysops labwor van Someren, 1957
• Lepidochrysops lerothodi (Trimen, 1904)
• Lepidochrysops letsea (Trimen, 1870)
• Lepidochrysops leucon (Mabille, 1879)
• Lepidochrysops littoralis Swanepoel & Vári, 1983
• Lepidochrysops loewensteini (Swanepoel, 1951)
• Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961
• Lepidochrysops lotana Swanepoel, 1962
• Lepidochrysops loveni (Aurivillius, 1922)
• Lepidochrysops lukenia van Someren, 1957
• Lepidochrysops lunulifer (Ungemach, 1932)
• Lepidochrysops mashuna (Trimen, 1894)
• Lepidochrysops mcgregori Pennington, 1970
• Lepidochrysops methymna (Trimen, 1862)
• Lepidochrysops michaeli Gardiner, 2003
• Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & Henning, 1983
• Lepidochrysops miniata Gardiner, 2004
• Lepidochrysops mpanda Tite, 1961
• Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961
• Lepidochrysops neavei (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops negus (C. & R. Felder, [1865])
• Lepidochrysops neonegus (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops nigritia Tite, 1959
• Lepidochrysops nyika Tite, 1961
• Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni Swanepoel & Vári, 1983
• Lepidochrysops oreas Tite, 1964

• Lepidochrysops ortygia (Trimen, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops outeniqua Swanepoel & Vári, 1983
• Lepidochrysops pampolis (Druce, 1905)
• Lepidochrysops parsimon (Fabricius, 1775)

• Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops peculiaris (Rogenhofer, 1891)
• Lepidochrysops penningtoni Dickson, 1969
• Lepidochrysops pephredo (Trimen, 1889)
• Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001
• Lepidochrysops pittawayi Larsen, 1983

• Lepidochrysops plebeja (Butler, 1898)
• Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops poseidon Pringle, 1987
• Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1962
• Lepidochrysops pringlei Dickson, 1982

• Lepidochrysops procera (Trimen, 1893)
• Lepidochrysops pterou (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops puncticilia (Trimen, 1883)
• Lepidochrysops quassi (Karsch, 1895)
• Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969
• Lepidochrysops reichenowii (Dewitz, 1879)
• Lepidochrysops rhodesensae (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops ringa Tite, 1959
• Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965
• Lepidochrysops rossouwi Henning & Henning, 1994
• Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953
• Lepidochrysops skotios (Druce, 1905)
• Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, 1923)
• Lepidochrysops southeyae Pennington, 1967
• Lepidochrysops stormsi (Robbe, 1892)
• Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935
• Lepidochrysops swanepoeli Pennington, 1948
• Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969
• Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
• Lepidochrysops tantalus (Trimen, 1887)
• Lepidochrysops titei Dickson, 1976
• Lepidochrysops trimeni (Bethune-Baker, 1923)
• Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971
• Lepidochrysops vansoni (Swanepoel, 1949)
• Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965
• Lepidochrysops vera Tite, 1961
• Lepidochrysops victori Pringle, 1984
• Lepidochrysops victoriae (Karsch, 1895)
• Lepidochrysops violetta (Pinhey, 1945)
• Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964
• Lepidochrysops yvonnae Gardiner, 2004

References

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