''Eicochrysops'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to the
Afrotropics
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
.
Species
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Eicochrysops antoto''
(Strand, 1911)
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Eicochrysops damiri
''Eicochrysops damiri'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Comoros
The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the nort ...
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Turlin, 1995
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Eicochrysops distractus''
(de Joannis & Verity, 1913)
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Eicochrysops dudgeoni''
Riley, 1929
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Eicochrysops eicotrochilus''
Bethune-Baker, 1924
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Eicochrysops fontainei''
Stempffer, 1961
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Eicochrysops hippocrates''
(Fabricius, 1793)
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Eicochrysops masai''
(Bethune-Baker, 1905)
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Eicochrysops meryamae''
Rougeot, 1983
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Eicochrysops messapus''
(Godart, 824
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Events
By date
* February 8 – The TenchÅ era begins in Japan at the beginning of the reign of the Emperor Junna, bringing an end to the ...
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Eicochrysops pauliani''
Stempffer, 1950
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Eicochrysops pinheyi''
Heath, 1985
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Eicochrysops rogersi''
Bethune-Baker, 1924
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Eicochrysops sanguigutta''
(Mabille, 1879)
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Eicochrysops sanyere''
Libert, 1993
References
External links
''Eicochrysops''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Royal Museum of Central Africa Images
Lycaenidae genera
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