Lepidochrysops barnesi

Lepidochrysops barnesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. barnesi
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops barnesi
Pennington, 1953[1]

Lepidochrysops barnesi, the Barnes' blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Chimanimani Mountains of Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland at altitudes of about 1,800 metres.

Adults are on wing from mid-October to November.

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