Eicochrysops
''Eicochrysops'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is Endemism, endemic to the Afrotropical realm, Afrotropics. Species *''Eicochrysops antoto'' (Strand, 1911) *''Eicochrysops damiri'' Turlin, 1995 *''Eicochrysops distractus'' (de Joannis & Verity, 1913) *''Eicochrysops dudgeoni'' Riley, 1929 *''Eicochrysops eicotrochilus'' Bethune-Baker, 1924 *''Eicochrysops fontainei'' Stempffer, 1961 *''Eicochrysops hippocrates'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''Eicochrysops masai'' (Bethune-Baker, 1905) *''Eicochrysops meryamae'' Rougeot, 1983 *''Eicochrysops messapus'' (Godart, [1824]) *''Eicochrysops pauliani'' Stempffer, 1950 *''Eicochrysops pinheyi'' Heath, 1985 *''Eicochrysops rogersi'' Bethune-Baker, 1924 *''Eicochrysops sanguigutta'' (Mabille, 1879) *''Eicochrysops sanyere'' Libert, 1993 References External links''Eicochrysops''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Royal Museum of Central Africa Images Eicochrysops, Lycaenidae genera {{Polyom ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eicochrysops Messapus
''Eicochrysops messapus'', the cupreous blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa. In South Africa it is rare and only known from the northern part of the Limpopo province and northern KwaZulu-Natal. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ... is 17–22 mm for males and 17–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas, with peaks in October and March. In cooler areas it is not found from April to September. The larvae probably feed on '' Thesium'' species. Subspecies left, ''E. m. mahallakoeana'', mud-puddling *''E. m. messapus'' — South Africa: Western Cape to Free State provinces *''E. m. mahallakoeana'' (Wallengren, 1857) — South Africa: northern Eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, northern Free S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eicochrysops Hippocrates
''Eicochrysops hippocrates'', the white-tipped blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara, including Madagascar. In South Africa it is found from the East Cape along the KwaZulu-Natal coast to Eswatini, Mpumalanga and the Limpopo province. The wingspan is 18–23 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November and from January to June. There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on '' Polygonum'' and ''Rumex The docks and sorrels, genus ''Rumex'', are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial, and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. Members of this genus are very common perennial herbs with a native almost worldwide distribu ...'' species. References * * Butterflies described in 1793 Eicochrysops {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eicochrysops Sanyere
''Eicochrysops sanyere'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in northern Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th .... References Endemic fauna of Cameroon Butterflies described in 1993 Eicochrysops {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eicochrysops Sanguigutta
''Eicochrysops sanguigutta'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ... and the Comoros. The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1879 Eicochrysops Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Paul Mabille {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eicochrysops Rogersi
''Eicochrysops rogersi'', the Rogers' blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central and southern Kenya and possibly Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... The habitat consists of savanna. References Butterflies described in 1924 Eicochrysops {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eicochrysops Pinheyi
''Eicochrysops pinheyi'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are .... References Butterflies described in 1985 Eicochrysops {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eicochrysops Pauliani
''Eicochrysops pauliani'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1950 Eicochrysops Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Henri Stempffer {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eicochrysops Meryamae
''Eicochrysops meryamae'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Er .... References Endemic fauna of Ethiopia Butterflies described in 1983 Eicochrysops {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eicochrysops Masai
''Eicochrysops masai'', the Masai blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, northern Uganda, central and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. Their habitat consists of grassy savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to .... References Butterflies described in 1905 Eicochrysops {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eicochrysops Fontainei
''Eicochrysops fontainei'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... References Butterflies described in 1961 Eicochrysops Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Taxa named by Henri Stempffer Butterflies of Africa {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eicochrysops Eicotrochilus
''Eicochrysops eicotrochilus'', the brachystegia blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (South Kivu, Shaba and Lualaba), Angola, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe (Harare District). The habitat consists of ''Brachystegia ''Brachystegia'' is a genus of tree of the subfamily Detarioideae that is native to tropical Africa. Trees of the genus are commonly known as miombo, and are dominant in the miombo woodlands of central and southern tropical Africa. The Zambezian ...'' woodland. Adults are on wing from October to February. References Butterflies described in 1924 Eicochrysops {{Polyommatini-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |