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.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Eicochrysops |
Species: | E. masai
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Binomial name | |
Eicochrysops masai (Bethune-Baker, 1905)[1]
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References
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- ^ Eicochrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-11.