Lepidochrysops victoriae explained

Lepidochrysops victoriae, the Victoria blue or Lake Victoria giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Range and habitat

It is found in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the DR Congo, South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya.^[1] The habitat consists of savanna.

Subspecies

• Lepidochrysops victoriae victoriae — western Kenya
• Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001 — Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, northern Togo, northern Benin, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda
• Lepidochrysops victoriae vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 — Kenya: central part to the area east of the Rift Valley

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_polyommatini_5.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)