Lepidochrysops longifalces, the msasa blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana.[2] The habitat consists of grassy glades in msasa-dominated savanna and rocky hills in deciduous woodland.
Adults are on wing from January to March and have also been recorded in October and April.
The larvae are associated with the ant species Camponotus maculates.
Lepidochrysops longifalces, the msasa blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. The habitat consists of grassy glades in msasa-dominated savanna and rocky hills in deciduous woodland.
Adults are on wing from January to March and have also been recorded in October and April.
The larvae are associated with the ant species Camponotus maculates.
Lepidochrysops longifalces is een vlinder uit de familie van de Lycaenidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1961 door Tite.
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