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Eicochrysops masai

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Eicochrysops masai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Eicochrysops
Species:
E. masai
Binomial name
Eicochrysops masai
Synonyms
  • Everes masai Bethune-Baker, 1905

Eicochrysops masai, the Masai blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, northern Uganda, central and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2] Their habitat consists of grassy savanna.

References

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  1. ^ Eicochrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-11.