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Giant Cupids
Lepidochrysops
Lepidochrysops is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) are found in the
Afrotropical realm.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Patrician Blue
speciesLepidochrysops patricia
Twin-spot Blue
speciesLepidochrysops plebeia
Robertson Blue
speciesLepidochrysops robertsoni
Oreas Blue
speciesLepidochrysops oreas
monkey blue
speciesLepidochrysops methymna
Trimen's Blue
speciesLepidochrysops trimeni
African silvery blue
speciesLepidochrysops glauca
ketsi blue
speciesLepidochrysops ketsi
variable blue
speciesLepidochrysops variabilis
star blue
speciesLepidochrysops asteris
Lepidochrysops synchrematiza
speciesLepidochrysops synchrematiza
southern blue
speciesLepidochrysops australis
Peculiar Giant Cupid
speciesLepidochrysops peculiaris
koppie blue
speciesLepidochrysops ortygia
McGregor's blue
speciesLepidochrysops mcgregori
mouse blue
speciesLepidochrysops puncticilia
Abyssinian Giant Cupid
speciesLepidochrysops abyssiniensis
Lepidochrysops titei
speciesLepidochrysops titei
Zulu Giant Cupid
speciesLepidochrysops ignota
Highveld Giant Cupid
speciesLepidochrysops praeterita
Lepidochrysops forsskali
speciesLepidochrysops forsskali
Barberton Giant Cupid
speciesLepidochrysops swanepoeli
Lepidochrysops kocak
speciesLepidochrysops kocak
Potchefstroom blue
speciesLepidochrysops procera
Irving's blue
speciesLepidochrysops irvingi
Brauer's blue
speciesLepidochrysops braueri
Duke's blue
speciesLepidochrysops dukei
Coastal Blue
speciesLepidochrysops littoralis
Free State Giant Cupid
speciesLepidochrysops letsea
Lepidochrysops jefferyi
speciesLepidochrysops jefferyi
Swartberg blue
speciesLepidochrysops swartbergensis
Ball's Blue
speciesLepidochrysops balli
Wineland Blue
speciesLepidochrysops bacchus
Springbok Giant Cupid
speciesLepidochrysops badhami
king blue
speciesLepidochrysops tantalus
Graham's blue
speciesLepidochrysops grahami
Lepidochrysops elgonae
speciesLepidochrysops elgonae
Lepidochrysops pampolis
speciesLepidochrysops pampolis
Lepidochrysops nyika
speciesLepidochrysops nyika
Lepidochrysops vansoni
speciesLepidochrysops vansoni
Southey's Giant Cupid
speciesLepidochrysops southeyae
Golden Giant Cupid
speciesLepidochrysops penningtoni
Lepidochrysops gydoae
speciesLepidochrysops gydoae
Lepidochrysops lerothodi
speciesLepidochrysops lerothodi
Baviaanskloof Blue
speciesLepidochrysops poseidon
Lepidochrysops kitale
speciesLepidochrysops kitale
Lotana Giant Cupid
speciesLepidochrysops lotana
Oosthuizen's Blue
speciesLepidochrysops oosthuizeni
Lepidochrysops outeniqua
speciesLepidochrysops outeniqua
Lepidochrysops pephredo
speciesLepidochrysops pephredo
Lepidochrysops pringlei
speciesLepidochrysops pringlei
Lepidochrysops quickelbergei
speciesLepidochrysops quickelbergei
Lepidochrysops victori
speciesLepidochrysops victori
Lepidochrysops wykehami
speciesLepidochrysops wykehami
Morant's Blue
speciesLepidochrysops hypopolia
Lepidochrysops chloauges
speciesLepidochrysops chloauges
Lepidochrysops inyangae
speciesLepidochrysops inyangae
Msasa Giant Cupid
speciesLepidochrysops longifalces
Lepidochrysops michellae
speciesLepidochrysops michellae
Lepidochrysops rossouwi
speciesLepidochrysops rossouwi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89401.