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Eicochrysops dudgeoni

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Eicochrysops dudgeoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Eicochrysops
Species:
E. dudgeoni
Binomial name
Eicochrysops dudgeoni
Riley, 1929[1]

Eicochrysops dudgeoni, the Dudgeon's Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea (Nimba Range), Sierra Leone, Ghana, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of Guinea savanna.

Males mud-puddle and both sexes are attracted to flowers.

References

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  1. ^ Eicochrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-10.