Lepidochrysops lukenia

Lepidochrysops lukenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. lukenia
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops lukenia
van Someren, 1957[1]

Lepidochrysops lukenia, the Lukenia blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Kenya (south and south-east of Nairobi) and north-eastern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of areas with short grass mixed with lamiates and other herbs on rocky ground on hills and ridges, as well as deciduous woodland at altitudes between 1,200 and 2,200 meters.

It is a seasonal species, emerging shortly after the onset of the rains, when lamiates begin to flower

The larvae feed on Lamiaceae species.

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