Lepidochrysops longifalces, the msasa blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana.[2] The habitat consists of grassy glades in msasa-dominated savanna and rocky hills in deciduous woodland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. longifalces
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961[1]
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Adults are on wing from January to March and have also been recorded in October and April.
The larvae are associated with the ant species Camponotus maculates.
References
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- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 3)