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Lepidochrysops desmondi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. desmondi
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951

Lepidochrysops desmondi, the Desmond's blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Kenya, Tanzania, northern Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers. Adults are on wing year-round, with a peak in November.

References

1. Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

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• Butterflies described in 1951
• Lepidochrysops
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• Taxa named by Henri Stempffer
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