Lepidochrysops miniata

Lepidochrysops miniata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. miniata
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops miniata
Gardiner, 2004[1]

Lepidochrysops miniata is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of miombo woodland.

Adults feed from the flowers of Ocimum species. They have been recorded on wing in September.

The larvae feed on Ocimum homblei.

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