Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Papilionoidea Lycaenidae Polyommatinae

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920x850 (~220Kb) Ethiopia, Oromia, Debre Libanos env., German Ethio Lodge. 29th July 2012, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

• Lepidochrysops tantalus (Trimen, 1887) Transkei, Natal. See [maps]

  • Lycaena tantalus Trimen, 1887; South-African Butts 2: 38; TL: Kaffraria; Natal

  • Neochrysops tantalus; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 283, pl. 15, f. 5, 5a, pl. 26, f. 5
  • Lepidochrysops tantalus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 24; [BAFR], 557; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Becium obovatum [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops pampolis (Druce, 1905) Zambia, N.Malawi?. See [maps]

  • Catochrysops pampolis Druce, 1905; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1905 (2): 258; TL: Rhodesia

  • Neochrysops pampolis; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 290, pl. 16, f. 10, pl. 26, f. 10
  • Catochrysops pampolis; [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops pampolis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BAFR], 557; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops dollmani (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) SW.Tanzania, Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops dollmani Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 310, pl. 13, f. 12, pl. 19, f. 25, pl. 28, f. 25; TL: Solwezi, Rhodesia

  • Lepidochrysops dollmani; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 557; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops hawkeri (Talbot, 1929) Angola. See [maps]

  • Euchrysops hawkeri Talbot, 1929; Bull. Hill. Mus. 3: 140; TL: Angola

  • Lepidochrysops hawkeri; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 557; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) Nigeria, Senegal - E.Kenya. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 329, pl. 14, f. 5, pl. 21, f. 39, pl. 29, f. 39; TL: Kadugli, Nuba Mtns; Ullal; Gulu-Gulu, Kibwesi

  • Lepidochrysops polydialecta; van Someren, 1957, J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 77; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 388; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 22; [BAFR], 557; [NHM card]; [BK]: 248, pl. 26, f. 372; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops coxii (Pinhey, 1945) E.Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Cupido (Lepidopchrysops) coxii Pinhey, 1945; Proc. Trans. Rhod. scient. Ass. 40: 61

  • Lepidochrysops coxii; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 5; [BAFR], 557; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops guichardi Gabriel, 1949 Ethiopia. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops guichardi Gabriel, 1949; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 18 (11-12): 213

  • Lepidochrysops guichardi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 557; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops cinerea (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba), SW.Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops cinerea Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 314, pl. 12, f. 17, pl. 19, f. 29, pl. 28, f. 29; TL: Solwezi, NW. Rhodesia
  • Neochrysops menna Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 192
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • Neochrysops theodota Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 193
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Lepidochrysops cinerea cinerea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 557 (text)
  • Lepidochrysops cinerea; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 12 (text only); [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops lunulifer (Ungemach, 1932) Ethiopia. See [maps]

  • Euchrysops cinereus lunulifer Ungemach, 1932; Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. phys. Maroc 32: 92

  • Lepidochrysops cinerea lunulifer; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 558 (text); [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops lunulifer; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops kitale (Stempffer, 1937) Kenya. See [maps] Kitale Giant Cupid

  • Neochrysops cinerea kitale Stempffer, 1937; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 42: 284
  • Cupido cinerea f. imperialis Stoneham, 1938; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (36): 2
    • = ; [AfrL]
  • Cupido cinerea f. princeps Stoneham, 1938; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (36): 2
    • = ; [AfrL]

  • Lepidochrysops cinerea princeps; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops cinerea imperialis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops cinerea kitale; van Someren, 1957, J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 78; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 557; [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops kitale; [BK]: 247, pl. 26, f. 368; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops fumosa (Butler, [1886]) Somalia, Ethiopia. See [maps]

  • Catochrysops fumosa Butler, [1886]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1885 (4): 762; TL: Somalia
    • = Lepidochrysops letsea ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231

  • Lepidochrysops fumosus; [BAFR], 558
  • Lepidochrysops fumosa; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops letsea (Trimen, 1870) NE.Cape, Lesotho, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Lycaena letsea Trimen, 1870; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1870 (4): 362

  • Neochrysops letsea; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 312, pl. 12, f. 16, pl. 19, f. 28, pl. 28, f. 28
  • Lepidochrysops letsea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231
  • ?Lepidochrysops tietsea[sic, recte letsea?]; [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops letsia[sic, recte letsea]; [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops letsea; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 12; [BAFR], 558; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops skotios (Druce, 1905) Zambia, S.Zaire (Shaba). See [maps]

  • Catochrysops skotios Druce, 1905; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1905 (2): 259, pl. 13, f. 12; TL: NW.Rhodesia
  • Neochrysops orontius Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 191
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • Neochrysops brabo Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 193
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Lepidochrysops orontius; [NHM card]
  • Neochrysops skotios; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 315, pl. 19, f. 30, pl. 28, f. 30, pl. 32, f. 63
  • Lepidochrysops skotios; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BAFR], 558; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951 N.Malawi - Tanzania - SW.Kenya. See [maps] Desmond's Giant Cupid

  • Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56: 70

  • Lepidochrysops desmondi; van Someren, 1957, J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 78; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 558; [NHM card]; [BK]: 247, pl. 26, f. 369; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops victoriae (Karsch, 1895) -. See [maps]

  • Cupido victoriae Karsch, 1895; Ent. Nachr. 21 (19/20): 300; TL: Kitoto

  • Neochrysops victoriae; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 320, pl. 12, f. 20, pl. 20, f. 33
  • Lepidochrysops victoriae; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 387; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 25; [NHM card]; [BK]: 248, pl. 26, f. 371; [AfrL]
  • L. v. victoriae Uganda, W.Kenya

    • Catochrysops acholi Bethune-Baker, 1906; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 17 (97): 108; TL: Acholi country, 200mil N of Victoria Nyanza
      • = Neochrysops victoriae ; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 321
      • = Lepidochrysops victoriae ; [NHM card]
      • = Lepidochrysops victoriae victoriae ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

    • Euchrysops acholi; [BOW]: pl. 122, f. 41 (text only)
    • Lepidochrysops victoriae victoriae; van Someren, 1957, J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 77; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BAFR], 558; [BK]: 248 (note); [AfrL]
  • L. v. vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 Kenya (E of Rift Valley)

    • Lepidochrysops victoriae vansomereni Stempffer, 1951; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56: 69

    • Lepidochrysops victoriae vansomereni; van Someren, 1957, J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 78; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [NHM card]; [BAFR], 558 (text); [BK]: 248 (note); [AfrL]
  • L. v. occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001 Cameroon

    • Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Collins, 2001; Lambillionea 101 (3 I): 366; TL: Cameroon

    • Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops parsimon (Fabricius, 1775) W.Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania - Nigeria - Sierra Leone, Malawi, Zambia, S.Zaire, Angola, Ivory Coast. See [maps]

  • Papilio parsimon Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 526
  • Papilio celaeus Stoll, [1782]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (32-32): 177, pl. 379, f. K
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • Lepidochrysops nigeriae Stempffer, 1957; Bull. I.F.A.N. (A) 19: 225
    • = ; [AfrL]

  • Lepidochrysops nigeriae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 558; [NHM card]
  • Neochrysops parsimon; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 317, pl. 12, f. 19, pl. 20, f. 32, pl. 29, f. 32
  • Lepidochrysops parsimon parsimon; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BAFR], 558; [BK]: 247, pl. 26, f. 370
  • Lepidochrysops parsimon; van Someren, 1957, J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 77; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 387; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 18; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Becium [BK]

• Lepidochrysops loveni (Aurivillius, 1922) E.Africa. See [maps]

  • Cupido loveni Aurivillius, 1922; Ark. Zool. 14 (5): 13; TL: Elgon, 2000m
    • = Lepidochrysops parsimon parsimon ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232
    • = Lepidochrysops parsimon ; [NHM card]

  • Lepidochrysops loveni; [AfrL]
  • L. l. loveni

    • Neochrysops parsimon ab. albicans Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 194
      • = Lepidochrysops parsimon ; [NHM card]
      • = Lepidochrysops loveni loveni ; [AfrL]

    • Lepidopchrysops parsimon f. albicans; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232
    • Lepidochrysops loveni loveni; [AfrL]
  • L. l. abyssiniensis (Strand, 1911) Ethiopia

    • Cupido celaeus var. abyssiniensis Strand, 1911; Ent. Rundsch. 28: 139; TL: Eli

    • Lepidochrysops parsimon abyssiniensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BAFR], 558 (text); [NHM card]
    • Lepidochrysops loveni abyssiniensis; [AfrL]
  • L. l. kivuensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) E of (Lake Kivu, Lake Edward)

    • Catochrysops celaeus kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1): 99, pl. 16, f. 91-93; TL: Near Loya Valle, 15mil S of Irumu

    • Lepidochrysops parsimon kivuensis; van Someren, 1957, J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 77; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BAFR], 558 (text); [NHM card]
    • Lepidochrysops loveni kivuensis; [AfrL]
  • L. l. oculus (Ungemach, 1932) Ethiopia

    • Euchrysops parsimon oculus Ungemach, 1932; Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. phys. Maroc 32: 92; TL: Ethiopia, Ouama

    • Lepidochrysops parsimon oculus; [NHM card]
    • Lepidochrysops loveni oculus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops plebeia (Butler, 1898) Transkei, Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal - Botswana, Rhodesia, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Shaba?. See [maps]

  • Catachrysops plebeia Butler, 1898; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898: 192, pl. 20, f. 2; TL: Mazoe District; Salisbury; Eastcourt, Natal

  • Neochrysops plebeja[sic, recte plebeia]; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 316, pl. 12, f. 18, pl. 19, f. 31, pl. 28, f. 31
  • Lepidochrysops plebeia; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 21; [BAFR], 558; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • L. p. plebeia

    • Lepidochrysops plebeja plebeja[sic, recte plebeia]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232
    • Lepidochrysops plebeia plebeia; [AfrL]
  • L. p. proclus (Hulstaert, 1924) Congo

    • Neochrysops proclus Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 188

    • Lepidochrysops plebeia proclus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops anerius (Hulstaert, 1924) -. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops anerius Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 190

  • Lepidochrysops anerius; [AfrL]; [NHM card]
  • L. a. anerius SE.Zaire, NW.Zambia?

    • Lepidochrysops anerius anerius; [BAFR], 559 (text)
    • Lepidochrysops parsimon anerius; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232
    • Lepidochrysops anerius anerius; [AfrL]
  • L. a. kiellandi Stempffer, 1972 E shore of (Lake Tanganyika)

    • Lepidochrysops anerius kiellandi Stempffer, 1972; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 77 (7-8): 250

    • Lepidochrysops anerius kiellandi; [BAFR], 559; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops jefferyi (Swierstra, 1909) Transvaal (Barberton). See [maps]

  • Lycaena jefferyi Swierstra, 1909; Ann. Transv. Mus. 1 (3): 176; TL: Ulundi, near Barberton

  • Lycaena jefferyi; Swierstra, 1909, Ann. Transv. Mus. 1 (4): 298
  • Lepidochrysops jeffersyi[sic, recte jefferyi]; [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops jefferyi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 559; [AfrL]

  Larva on Becium obovatum [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops quassi (Karsch, 1895) Ghana - Nigeria. See [maps]

  • Lycaena quassi Karsch, 1895; Ent. Nachr. 21 (19/20): 305

  • Neochrysops quassi; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 322, pl. 12, f. 21, pl. 20, f. 34, pl. 29, f. 34
  • Lepidochrysops quassi; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 388; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BAFR], 559; [NHM card]; [BK], 246 (note); [AfrL]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Cupido negus; Karsch, 1893, Berl. ent. Z. 38 (1/2): 226
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • L. q. quassi Ghana, Togo, S.Nigeria, Ivory Coast

    • Catochrysops phasma Butler, 1901; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 7 (39): 290
      • = Lepidochrysops quassi ; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 388; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [NHM card]
      • = Lepidochrysops quassi quassi ; [AfrL]
    • Cupido butha Strand, 1911; Stettin Ent. Ztg 72 (2): 369; TL: Gold Coast
      • = Lepidochrysops quassi quassi ; [AfrL]

    • Lepidochrysops butha; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 599 (text); [NHM card]
    • Lepidochrysops quassi quassi; [AfrL]
  • L. q. bernaudi Libert & Collins, 2001 Cameroon

    • Lepidochrysops quassi bernaudi Libert & Collins, 2001; Lambillionea 101 (3 I): 365; TL: Cameroon

    • Lepidochrysops quassi bernaudi; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops negus (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) Ethiopia, Sudan. See [maps]

  • Lycaena negus C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 279, pl. 35, f. 1-2

  • Neochrysops negus; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 335, pl. 14, f. 12, pl. 22, f. 44, pl. 30, f. 44
  • Lepidochrysops negus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 559; [NHM card]; [BK]: 247 (note); [AfrL]
  • L. n. negus

    • Lepidochrysops negus negus; [AfrL]
  • L. n. wau (Wichgraf, 1921) E.Sudan

    • Cupido negus wau Wichgraf, 1921; Int. Ent. Zs. 14 (22): 172

    • Lepidochrysops negus f. wau; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231
    • Lepidochrysops negus wau; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1962 S.Transvaal. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1962; J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 25 (2): 293

  • Lepidochrysops praeterite[sic, recte praeterita]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232
  • Lepidochrysops praeterita; [BAFR], 559; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Becium ? [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops hypopolia (Trimen, 1887) SW.Transvaal, NW.Natal. See [maps]

  • Lycaena hypopolia Trimen, 1887; South-African Butts 2: 30

  • Neochrysops hypopolia; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 343, pl. 14, f. 11, pl. 23, f. 49, pl. 30, f. 49
  • Euchrysops hypopolia; [BOW]: pl. 122, f. 41
  • Lepidochrysops hypopolia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 560; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops inyangae (Pinhey, 1945) E.Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Cupido (Lepidochrysops) inyangae Pinhey, 1945; Proc. Trans. Rhod. scient. Ass. 40: 64

  • Lepidochrysops inyangae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 560; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops procera (Trimen, 1893) Natal, Transvaal. See [maps]

  • Lycaena procera Trimen, 1893; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1893 (2): 125, pl. 8, f. 3-4; TL: Estcourt, Natal

  • Neochrysops procera; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 341, pl. 22, f. 48, pl. 30, f. 48
  • Lepidochrysops procera; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 23; [BAFR], 560; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) Guinea, Sierra Leone - Ghana, S.Zaire (Shaba). See [maps]

  • Neochrysops synchrematiza Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 323, pl. 14, f. 1, pl. 20, f. 35, pl. 29, f. 35; TL: Sierra Leone
  • Neochrysops sylvius Hulstaert, 1924; Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 12: 189
    • = ; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 388; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Lepidochrysops synchrematiza; Clench, 1965, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 19: 388; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BAFR], 560; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) Zambia, Malawi, Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 325, pl. 16, f. 2, pl. 20, f. 36, pl. 29, f. 36; TL: Solwesi Mwengwa, NW. Rhodesia
  • Neochrysops nevillei Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 340, pl. 12, f. 9, pl. 22, f. 47, pl. 30, f. 47; TL: Hope Fountain
    • = ; [AfrL]

  • Lepidochrysops nevillei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 15; [NHM card]; [BAFR], 560
  • Lepidochrysops solwezi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BAFR], 560; [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops solwezii; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops violetta (Pinhey, 1945) E.Rhodesia (Inyanga). See [maps]

  • Cupido violetta Pinhey, 1945; Proc. Trans. Rhod. scient. Ass. 40: 66

  • Lepidochrysops violetta; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [NHM card]; [AfrL]; [BAFR], 560
• Lepidochrysops mpanda Tite, 1961 SW.Tanzania (Mpanda). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops mpanda Tite, 1961; Entomologist 94: 23

  • Lepidochrysops mpanda; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 560; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961 W.Angola (Nova Lisboa). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961; Entomologist 94: 24

  • Lepidochrysops nacrescens; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 560; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops nyika Tite, 1961 N.Malawi (Nyika Plateau). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops nyika Tite, 1961; Entomologist 94: 23

  • Lepidochrysops nyika; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 560; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops fulvescens Tite, 1961 Angola. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops fulvescens Tite, 1961; Entomologist 94: 24

  • Lepidochrysops fulvescens; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 560; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops vera Tite, 1961 N.Nigeria. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops vera Tite, 1961; Entomologist 94: 25

  • Lepidochrysops vera; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BAFR], 560; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops carsoni (Butler, 1901) Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Catochrysops carsoni Butler, 1901; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 7 (39): 290; TL: Fwambo

  • Neochrysops carsoni; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 334, pl. 14, f. 6, pl. 21, f. 43, pl. 30, f. 43
  • Lepidochrysops carsoni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 561; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops aethiopia (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) Natal, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Mozambique, Malawi. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops aethiopia Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 331, pl. 14, f. 9, pl. 21, f. 40, pl. 29, f. 40; TL: Portuguese East Africa (Kola Valley; Mt. Chiperone); Boma Distr., East Africa; Natal
  • Neochrysops nyasae Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 332, pl. 14, f. 10; TL: Nyasaland, Mlanje and nr Lake Chilwa
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 228; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Lepidochrysops aethiopia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 228; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 1; [BAFR], 561; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen, 1887) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Lycaena patricia Trimen, 1887; South-African Butts 2: 20
  • Lepidochrysops patricia f. radiata Woodhall, 2000; Metamorphosis 11 (1): 29
    • = ; [AfrL]

  • Neochrysops patricia; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 333, pl. 14, f. 7, pl. 21, f. 42, pl. 29, f. 42
  • Lepidochrysops patricia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 17; [BAFR], 561; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Lantana spp., L. camara [PBSA]

  Ant host Camponotus maculatus,[PBSA]

  1957. J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 20: 114.

• Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 Rhodesia, Malawi. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961; Entomologist 94: 22

  • Lepidochrysops longifalces; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 561; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen, 1887) Transvaal, Rhodesia, Malawi, Botswana. See [maps]

  • Lycaena glauca Trimen, 1887; South-African Butts 2: 21

  • Neochrysops glauca; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 326, pl. 16, f. 4, pl. 20, f. 37, pl. 29, f. 37
  • Lepidochrysops glauca; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 7; [BAFR], 562; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • L. g. glauca

    • Lepidochrysops glauca glauca; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [AfrL]
  • L. g. swinburnei Stevenson, 1939 S.Rhodesia

    • Lepidochrysops glauca var. swinburnei Stevenson, 1939; Proc. Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 37: 42

    • Lepidochrysops glauca swinburnei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) Rhodesia, Zambia, Malawi. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 328, pl. 14, f. 3, pl. 21, f. 38, pl. 29, f. 38; TL: Rhodesia

  • Lepidochrysops chloauges; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 562; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops intermedia (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) -. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops intermedia Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 310, pl. 12, f. 4-5, pl. 19, f. 26, pl. 28, f. 26, pl. 32, f. 62; TL: Portuguese East Africa, Ruo valley 2000ft; Foothills Mt Chiperone, 2500ft

  • Lepidochrysops intermedia; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • L. i. intermedia Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia

    • Lepidochrysops intermedia intermedia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 562; [AfrL]
  • L. i. cottrelli Stempffer, 1954 N.Zambia (Nyika Plateau)

    • Lepidochrysops intermedia cottrelli Stempffer, 1954; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 59: 110

    • Lepidochrysops intermedia cottrelli; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 562 (text); [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops pterou (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) -. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops pterou Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 312; TL: Kavirondo Country

  • Lepidochrysops pterou; [NHM card]; [BK]: 248, pl. 26, f. 373; [AfrL]
  • L. p. pterou SE.Uganda (Tororo, Mbale), W.Uganda (West Nile District)

    • Lepidochrysops pterou pterou; van Someren, 1957, J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 59; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BAFR], 562; [BK], 248 (note); [AfrL]
  • L. p. lilacina (Ungemach, 1932) Ethiopia

    • Euchrysops pteron[sic] lilacina Ungemach, 1932; Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. phys. Maroc 32: 92

    • Lepidochrysops pterou lilacina; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BAFR], 562 (text); [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • L. p. suk van Someren, 1957 W.Kenya (Suk, Kacheliba, Kerio Valley), E.Uganda

    • Lepidochrysops pterou suk van Someren, 1957; J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 61; TL: Kenya, Kacheliba Suk

    • Lepidochrysops pterou suk; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BAFR], 562 (text); [NHM card]; [BK]: 248 (note); [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops neonegus (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) -. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops neonegus Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 337, pl. 14, f. 8, pl. 22, f. 45, pl. 30, f. 45; TL: Nairobi Distr.; Laitokitok

  • Lepidochrysops neonegus; [BK]: 248, pl. 26, f. 374; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • L. n. neonegus S.Kenya - Nairobi, Longonot, N.Tanzania

    • Neochrysops variegata Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 338, pl. 12, f. 8, pl. 22, f. 46, pl. 30, f. 46; TL: Nairobi Distr., 6000ft; Tongido, 4500ft
      • = Lepidochrysops neonegus neonegus ; van Someren, 1957, J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 62; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [AfrL]
      • = Lepidochrysops neonegus ; [NHM card]

    • Lepidochrysops neonegus neonegus; van Someren, 1957, J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 62; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 562 (text); [BK]: 249 (note); [AfrL]
  • L. n. borealis van Someren, 1957 E.Uganda, NW.Kenya (Suk)

    • Lepidochrysops neonegus borealis van Someren, 1957; J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 64; TL: Uganda, N. Acholi, Madi Opei

    • Lepidochrysops neonegus borealis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 562; [NHM card]; [BK], 249 (note); [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops budama van Someren, 1957 SE.Uganda (Tororo), W.Uganda (West Nile District). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops budama van Someren, 1957; J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 65; TL: Uganda, Tororo Hills

  • Lepidochrysops budama; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 562; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops jacksoni van Someren, 1957 Uganda (Tororo - Madi District). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops jacksoni van Someren, 1957; J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 67; TL: Uganda, Tororo Hills

  • Lepidochrysops jacksoni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 562; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops labwor van Someren, 1957 SE.Uganda (Labwor Range). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops labwor van Someren, 1957; J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 68; TL: Uganda, Karamoja, Aremo

  • Lepidochrysops labwor; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 562; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops lukenia van Someren, 1957 SE.Kenya, NE.Tanzania. See [maps] Lukenia Giant Cupid

  • Lepidochrysops lukenia van Someren, 1957; J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 69; TL: Kenya, Athi River Ridge (Kathini Ridge) Mile 40

  • Lepidochrysops lukenia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 563; [NHM card]; [BK]: 249, pl. 26, f. 375; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops elgonae Stempffer, 1950 Kenya (endemic). See [maps] Elgon Giant Cupid

  • Lepidochrysops elgonae Stempffer, 1950; Revue Fr. Ent. 17: 147

  • Lepidochrysops elgonae; [NHM card]; [BK]: 249, pl. 26, f. 376; [AfrL]

  Larva on Salvia ?, (ovipositing on) [BK]

  • L. e. elgonae W.Kenay (W of Rift Valley)

    • Lepidochrysops elgonae elgonae; van Someren, 1957, J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 71; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 563; [BK], 249 (note); [AfrL]
  • L. e. moyo van Someren, 1957 Kenya (Aberdare Mts, Mt Kenya)

    • Lepidochrysops elgonae moyo van Someren, 1957; J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 73; TL: Kenya, Lower Moyo Ridge, Naromoru

    • Lepidochrysops elgonae moyo; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 563 (text); [NHM card]; [BK], 249 (note); [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops jansei van Someren, 1957 Kenya (Ngong Hills). See [maps] Janse's Giant Cupid

  • Lepidochrysops jansei van Someren, 1957; J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 75; TL: Kenya, Mbagathi Ridge, eastern Ngong Hills

  • Lepidochrysops jansei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 563; [NHM card]; [BK]: 249, pl. 26, f. 377; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935 Ethiopia. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935; Ent. mon. Mag. 71: 150

  • Lepidochrysops subvariegata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BAFR], 563; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops albilinea Tite, 1959 S.Sudan (Bahr el Ghazal). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops albilinea Tite, 1959; Entomologist 92: 159

  • Lepidochrysops albilinea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 228; [BAFR], 563; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops nigritia Tite, 1959 S.Sudan (Bahr el Ghazal). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops nigritia Tite, 1959; Entomologist 92: 162; TL: Raga, Bahr el Ghazal Province, S.Sudan

  • Lepidochrysops nigritia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 563; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959 Angola. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959; Entomologist 92: 160

  • Lepidochrysops ansorgei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 228; [BAFR], 563; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops flavisquamosa Tite, 1959 E.Angola. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops flavisquamosa Tite, 1959; Entomologist 92: 161; TL: Zambézi-Zaïre divide,Moxico District, E. Angola

  • ?Lepidochrysops flavisquamata[sic, recte flavisquamosa?]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230
  • Lepidochrysops flavisquamosa; [BAFR], 563; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops ringa Tite, 1959 N.Nigeria. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops ringa Tite, 1959; Entomologist 92: 163

  • Lepidochrysops ringa; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BAFR], 564; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops arabicus Gabriel, 1954 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops arabicus Gabriel, 1954; Exped. S.W. Arabia 1937-38, 1: 384

  • Lepidochrysops arabicus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 564; [NHM card]; [BK]: 249 (note); [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops barnesi Pennington, 1953 E.Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops barnesi Pennington, 1953; J. Ent. Soc. S. Afr. 16 (2): 108

  • Lepidochrysops barnesi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 564; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Becium sp.? [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops kilimanjarensis (Strand, 1909) N.Tanzania (Mt Kilimanjaro). See [maps]

  • Cupido kilimanjarensis Strand, 1909; Int. ent. Z. 3 (23): 129

  • Lepidochrysops kilimanjarensis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 564 (text); [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops koaena (Strand, 1911) Lake Victoria (Ukewe I.). See [maps]

  • Cupido koaena Strand, 1911; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 55: 145; TL: E.Africa, Neuwied-Ukerewe

  • Lepidochrysops koena[sic, recte koaena]; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231
  • Lepidochrysops coaena[sic, recte koaena]; [BAFR], 564 (text); [BK]: 247 (note)
  • Lepidochrysops koaena; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953 NE.Rhodesia (Inyanga). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953; J. Ent. Soc. S. Afr. 16 (2): 107; TL: Rhodes Estate, Inyanga District, NE Rhodesia

  • Lepidochrysops ruthica; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BAFR], 564; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971 SW.Madagascar. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 76: 207; TL: Tulear, SW Madagascar

  • Lepidochrysops turlini; [BAFR], 564 (text); [MadL]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops vansoni (Swanepoel, 1949) Transvaal, N.Namibia. See [maps]

  • Cupido (Lepidochrysops) vansoni Swanepoel, 1949; J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 12: 123

  • Lepidochrysops vansoni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BAFR], 564; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Lantana salvifolia [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969 Cape (Swartberg Mts). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969; Novos Taxa ent. 64: 3; TL: Swartberg Mts, Prince Albert region, SW Cape Province

  • Lepidochrysops swartbergensis; [BAFR], 564 (text); [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 Cape. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969; Novos Taxa ent. 64: 9; TL: Gydo Mts, Ceres region,SW Cape Province

  • Lepicochrysops quickelbergei; [BAFR], 564 (text); [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops quickelbergei; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops braueri Dickson, 1966 Cape. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops braueri Dickson, 1966; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 78: 189; TL: Cape

  • Lepidochrysops braueri; [BAFR], 564 (text); [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops ortygia (Trimen, 1887) Transvaal, Orange Free State, Lesotho, E.Karroo. See [maps]

  • Lycaena ortygia Trimen, 1887; South-African Butts 2: 26; TL: Cape Colony; Transvaal

  • Lycaena ortygia; [NHM card]
  • Neochrysops ortygia; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 297, pl. 17, f. 15, pl. 27, f. 15
  • Lepidochrysops ortygia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 16; [BAFR], 565; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops oreas Tite, 1964 Cape. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops oreas Tite, 1964; Entomologist 97: 4

  • Lepidochrysops oreas; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [EBW]; [BAFR], 565; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Selago spp., Selago serrata [PBSA]

  • L. o. oreas

    • Lepidochrysops oreas oreas; [AfrL]
  • L. o. junae Dickson, 1974 Cape

    • Lepidochrysops oreas junae Dickson, 1974; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 86 (13): 65

    • Lepidochrysops oreas junae; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964 Cape (Namaqualand). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964; Entomologist 97: 5

  • Lepidochrysops wykehami; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BAFR], 565; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Selago sp. [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 Cape. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964; Entomologist 97: 6

  • Lepidochrysops australis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229
  • Lepicochrysops australis; [BAFR], 565; [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops australis; [AfrL]

  Larva on Selago sp. [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops methymna (Trimen, 1862) Cape. See [maps]

  • Lycaena methymna Trimen, 1862; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 1 (3): 280; TL: Cape Town, Mossel Bay

  • Neochrysops methymna; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 287, pl. 12, f. 3, pl. 16, f. 8, pl. 26, f. 8, pl. 32, f. 64
  • Lepidochrysops methymna; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 13-14; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Selago spp., Selago serrata [PBSA]

  Claassens, 1974. J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 37: 387-392.

  Claassens, 1976. J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 39: 279-289.

  ... about association with ant Camponotus maculatus.

  • L. m. methymna Cape Peninsula

    • Lepidochrysops major Murray, 1956; Ann. S. Afr. mus. 43 (2): 114; TL: Cape Peninsula
      • = Lepidochrysops methymna ; [NHM card]
      • = Lepidochrysops methymna methymna ; [AfrL]

    • Lepidochrysops methymna methymna; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 565 (text); [AfrL]
  • L. m. dicksoni Tite, 1964 Tygeberg Hills (N of Cape Town)

    • methymna dicksoni Tite, 1964; Entomologist 97: 7

    • Lepidochrysops methymna dicksoni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 565; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops lerothodi (Trimen, 1904) Lesotho. See [maps]

  • Lycaena lerothodi Trimen, 1904; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1904 (2): 242; TL: Lesotho

  • Neochrysops lerothodi; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 298, pl. 17, f. 16, 16a
  • Lepidochrysops lerothodi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 565; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops badhami van Son, 1956 NW.Cape (Namaqualand). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops badhami van Son, 1956; Ann. Transv. Mus. 22 (4): 508

  • Lepidochrysops badhami; [BAFR], 565; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Pelargonium dasyphyllum? [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops dukei Cottrell, 1965 Cape (Karroo). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops dukei Cottrell, 1965; Mem. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 9: 65-72

  • Lepidochrysops dukei; [BAFR], 565; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Selago fruticulosa [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops loewensteini (Swanepoel, 1951) Lesotho (mountains). See [maps]

  • Cupido (Lepidochrysops) loewensteini Swanepoel, 1951; J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 14 (1): 57

  • Lepidochrysops loewensteini; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 565 (text); [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops puncticilia (Trimen, 1883) SW.Cape (not Peninsula). See [maps]

  • Lycaena puncticilia Trimen, 1883; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1883 (4): 350; TL: Cape Colony

  • Neochrysops puncticilia; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 288, pl. 16, f. 9
  • Lepidochrysops puncticilia; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 13 (text only); [BAFR], 565; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Dischisma sp., Selago spp., Selago fruticulosa [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley, 1938 Cape, Namaqualand. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley, 1938; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87: 243

  • Lepidochrysops bacchus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 566; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Selago fruticulosa, Walafrida geniculata [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 Cape, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Lesotho, E.Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965; Mem. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 9: 26

  • Lepidochrysops variabilis; [BAFR], 566; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Host ant Camponotus niveosetosus.[PBSA]

  Larva on Selago spp., S. corymbosa, Becium spp., Salvia spp. [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965 Cape. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965; Mem. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 9: 58

  • Lepidochrysops robertsoni; [BAFR], 566; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Ant association with Camponotus niveosetosus.[PBSA]

  Larva on Selago serrata, Selago spp. [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 Cape, Orange Free State, S.Transvaal. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965; Mem. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 9: 50-58

  • Lepidochrysops ketsi; [BAFR], 566; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Selago spp., S. corymbosa, Salvia spp. [PBSA]

  • L. k. ketsi

    • Lepidochrysops ketsi ketsi; [AfrL]
  • L. k. leucomacula Henning & Henning, 1994 South Africa

    • Lepidochrysops ketsi leucomacula Henning & Henning, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 242; TL: South Africa

    • Lepidochrysops ketsi leucomacula; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops pephredo (Trimen, 1889) Natal. See [maps]

  • Lycaena pephredo Trimen, 1889; South-African Butts 3: 389; TL: Natal

  • Neochrysops pephredo; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 286, pl. 16, f. 7, pl. 26, f. 7
  • Lepidochrysops pephredo; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 10 (text only); [BAFR], 566; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Becium obovatum [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops irvingi (Swanepoel, 1948) Transvaal (Wolkberg Mts). See [maps]

  • Cupido (Lepidochrysops) irvingi Swanepoel, 1948; J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 10 (2): 193

  • Lepidochrysops irvingi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 566; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Becium spp. [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops ignota (Trimen, 1887) Transvaal, Natal. See [maps]

  • Lycaena ignota Trimen, 1887; South-African Butts 2: 39; TL: Natal; Transvaal
  • Lepidochrysops ignota f. fortuna Woodhall, 2000; Metamorphosis 11 (1): 29
    • = ; [AfrL]

  • Neochrysops ignota; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 285, pl. 16, f. 6, pl. 26, f. 6
  • Lepidochrysops ignota; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 10; [BAFR], 566; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Becium spp. [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops trimeni (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) Cape. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops trimeni Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 295, pl. 12, f. 7, pl. 16, f. 13, pl. 27, f. 13; TL: Cape Colony

  • Lepidochrysops trimeni; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BAFR], 566; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Aspalathus sarcantha?, Selago spp., Selago serrata [PBSA]

  Ant association Camponotus maculatus.[PBSA] See, Claassens articles given with Lepdidochrysops methymna.

• Lepidochrysops grahami (Trimen, 1893) NE.Cape. See [maps]

  • Lycaena grahami Trimen, 1893; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1893 (2): 123; TL: Cape Colony; Natal

  • Neochrysops grahami; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 296, pl. 16, f. 14, pl. 27, f. 14
  • Lepidochrysops grahami; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 9; [BAFR], 566; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Becium sp. [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops lotana Swanepoel, 1962 Transvaal. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops lotana Swanepoel, 1962; J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 25 (2): 292; TL: Farm Rietvlei, Pietersburg region, N Transvaal

  • Lepidochrysops lotana; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 566; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops swanepoeli (Pennington, 1948) Transvaal (Barberton), Natal (Mt Nquevibi). See [maps]

  • Cupido (Lepidochrysops) swanepoeli Pennington, 1948; J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 10 (2): 164
  • Lepidochrysops swanepoeli Pennington, 1951; J. Ent. Soc. S. Afr. 14 (2): 148

  • Lepidochrysops swanepoeli; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BAFR], 566; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Becium sp. [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops asteris (Godart, [1824]) Cape, Transkei, Natal. See [maps]

  • Polyommatus asteris Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (2): 657
  • Lycaena caffrariae Trimen, 1887; South-African Butts 2: 23
    • = ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  • Neochrysops asteris; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 292, pl. 12, f. 6, pl. 16, f. 12, pl. 27, f. 12
  • Lepidochrysops caffrariae; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 3-4
  • Lepidochrysops asteris; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 567; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Selago spp., Plectranthus grandidentatus, Becium burchellianum [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops caerulea Tite, 1961 Madagascar. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops caerulea Tite, 1961; Entomologist 94: 21

  • Lepidochrysops caerulea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 567; [NHM card]; [MadL]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops southeyae Pennington, 1967 Cape (Eastern Karroo). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops southeyae Pennington, 1967; Novos Taxa ent. 51: 3

  • Lepidochrysops southeyae; [BAFR], 567 (text); [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops penningtoni Dickson, 1969 NW.Cape (Namaqualand). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops penningtoni Dickson, 1969; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 81: 97; TL: Cape, Little Namaqualand, Steinkopf

  • Lepidochrysops penningtoni; [BAFR], 567 (text); [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops leucon (Mabille, 1879) Madagascar (Tamatave). See [maps]

  • Lycaena leucon Mabille, 1879; Petites Nouvelles ent. 2 (211): 289; TL: Madagascar

  • Neochrysops leucon; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 289, pl. 15, f. 1, 1a, pl. 26, f. 1
  • Lepidochrysops leucon; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [NHM card]; [MadL]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops chala Kielland, 1980 Tanzania (Chala Mt). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops chala Kielland, 1980; in D'Abrera, Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 567, fig.; TL: Tanzania, Ufipa, Chala Mt, 2000m

  • Lepidochrysops chala; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops azureus (Butler, 1879) Madagascar (Tamatave, Tananarive, Fianarantsoa). See [maps]

  • Castalius azureus Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 4 (21): 230; TL: Madagascar
    • = Neochrysops leucon ; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 289

  • Lepidochrysops azureus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [BAFR], 568; [NHM card]; [MadL]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937 Madagascar (Tananarive, Fianarantsoa). See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 86: 65

  • Lepidochrysops grandis; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 568; [NHM card]; [MadL]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops stormsi (Robbe, 1892) S.Zaire (Shaba), Zambia. See [maps]

  • Lycaena stormsi Robbe, 1892; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 36: 132

  • Neochrysops stormsi; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 300, pl. 13, f. 2, pl. 17, f. 18, pl. 27, f. 18
  • Lepidochrysops stormsi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 233; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 8 (text only); [BAFR], 568; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops mashuna (Trimen, 1894) Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Lycaena mashuna Trimen, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894: 48; TL: Mashonaland

  • Lycaena mashuna; [NHM card]
  • Neochrysops mashuna; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 301, pl. 13, f. 3-4, pl. 18, f. 19, pl. 27, f. 19
  • Lepidochrysops mashuna; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BAFR], 568; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops rhodesensae (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) E.Zambia. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops rhodesensae Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 302, pl. 13, f. 5, pl. 18, f. 20, pl. 27, f. 20; TL: Fort Jamieson, NE.Rhodesia

  • Lepidochrysops rhodesensae; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BAFR], 568; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops delicata (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) Malawi, Mozambique. See [maps]

  • Neochrysops delicata Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 303, pl. 13, f. 6-7, pl. 18, f. 21, pl. 27, f. 21; TL: Nyasaland, Mlanje; Portuguese East Africa, Ruo and Kola Valleys, 1700-2000ft

  • Lepidochrysops delicata; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 568; [NHM card]; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 6; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops peculiaris (Rogenhofer, 1891) -. See [maps] Peculiar Giant Cupid

  • Chrysophanus peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1891; in Baumann, Usambara un seine Nachbargebiete, App. 3: 331

  • Neochrysops peculiaris; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 305, pl. 13, f. 9, pl. 18, f. 22, pl. 28, f. 22
  • Lepidochrysops peculiaris; van Someren, 1957, J. ent. Soc. S. Afr. 20 (1): 77; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 19-20; [BK]: 250, pl. 26, f. 378; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Lantana camara [BK]

  • L. p. peculiaris E.Kenya, E.Tanzania

    • Lycaena perpulchra Holland, 1892; Entomologist 25 (Suppl.): 90
      • = Neochrysops peculiaris ; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 305
      • = Lepidochrysops peculiaris ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [NHM card]
      • = Lepidochrysops peculiaris peculiaris ; [AfrL]
    • Lycaena perpulchra Holland, 1896; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 18 (1062): 239, pl. 7, f. 7; TL: Kilimanjaro

    • Lepidochrysops peculiaris peculiaris; [BAFR], 568; [BK], 250 (note); [AfrL]
  • L. p. hypoleucus (Butler, 1894) W.Kenya, W.Tanzania, Malawi, Rhodesia

    • Castalius hypoleucus Butler, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893: 660
      • = Neochrysops peculiaris ; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 305
      • = Lepidochrysops peculiaris ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232
    • Lycaena exclusa Trimen, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894: 47, pl. 6, f. 11
      • = Neochrysops peculiaris ; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 305
      • = Lepidochrysops peculiaris ; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232
      • = Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus ; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

    • Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus; [BAFR], 568 (text); [NHM card]; [BK], 250 (note); [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops cupreus (Neave, 1910) N.Malawi, Zambia, SW.Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Catochrysops cupreus Neave, 1910; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1910: 58, pl. 2, f. 9-10

  • Neochrysops cupreus; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 306, pl. 13, f. 11, pl. 18, f. 23, pl. 28, f. 23
  • Lepidochrysops cupreus; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [BAFR], 568; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops neavei (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) S.Malawi - Mozambique (adjoining areas). See [maps]

  • Neochrysops neavei Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 307, pl. 13, f. 8, 10, pl. 18, f. 24, pl. 28, f. 24; TL: Portuguese East Africa, Foothills N of Mt Chiperone, 2500ft

  • Lepidochrysops neavei; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 19 (text only); [BAFR], 568; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • L. n. neavei

    • Lepidochrysops neavei neavei; [AfrL]
  • L. n. nolani Williams, 2002 Malawi

    • Lepidochrysops neavei nolani Williams, 2002; Metamorphosis 13 (2): 65; TL: Malawi, Maiwale, Chowe

    • Lepidochrysops neavei nolani; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops reichenowii (Dewitz, 1879) Angola. See [maps]

  • Plebeius reichenowii Dewitz, 1879; Nova Acta Leop. Carol. (2) 41 (2): 203, pl. 26, f. 14

  • Neochrysops reichenowii; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 291
  • Lepidochrysops reichenowi; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 232; [BAFR], 569; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

• Lepidochrysops abri Libert & Collins, 2001 Cameroon. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops abri Libert & Collins, 2001; Lambillionea 101 (3 I): 368; TL: Cameroon

  • Lepidochrysops abri; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops auratus Quickelberge, 1979 Malawi. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops auratus Quickelberge, 1979; Durban Mus. Novit. 12 (6): 69; TL: Namizimu Forest, nr Fort Johnston, Mangochi, Malawi

  • Lepidochrysops auratus; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops balli Dickson, 1985 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops balli Dickson, 1985; Ent. Rec. J. var. 97 (1-2): 1

  • Lepidochrysops balli; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops chalceus Quickelberge, 1979 N.Malawi. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops chalceus Quickelberge, 1979; Durban Mus. Novit. 12 (6): 64; TL: Western Nyika Plateau, northern Malawi

  • Lepidochrysops chalcius[sic, recte chalceus]; [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops chalceus; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops chittyi Henning & Henning, 1994 Zimbabwe. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops chittyi Henning & Henning, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 248

  • Lepidochrysops chittyi; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops dunni Larsen & Collins, 2003 N.Nigeria. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops dunni Larsen & Collins, 2003; Metamorphosis 14 (3): 95; TL: N.Nigeria, Kaduna

  • Lepidochrysops dunni; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops erici Gardiner, 2003 Zambia. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops erici Gardiner, 2003; Metamorphosis 14 (1): 21; TL: NE.Zambia, 90 km E of Solwezi

  • Lepidochrysops erici; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops evae Gardiner, 2003 Zambia. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops evae Gardiner, 2003; Metamorphosis 14 (1): 28; TL: Zambia, Mwinilunga dist., 30 km N Mwinilunga

  • Lepidochrysops evae; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops forsskali Larsen, 1982 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops forsskali Larsen, 1982; Biol. Skr. Kong. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. 23 (3): 50

  • Lepidochrysops forsskali; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops frederikeae Henning & Ball, 2013 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops frederikeae Henning & Ball, 2013; Metamorphosis 23 (1): 2; TL: South Africa, Keiskie Rd, Calvinia, N.Cape, 31°39.24S, 19°53.78E, 1246m
• Lepidochrysops gydoae Dickson & Wykeham, 1994 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops gydoae Dickson & Wykeham, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 251; TL: South Africa

  • Lepidochrysops gydoae; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops handmani Quickelberge, 1980 Malawi. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops handmani Quickelberge, 1980; Durban Mus. Novit. 12 (11): 139; TL: Nyika Plateau, Malawi

  • Lepidochrysops handmani; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops haveni Larsen, 1983 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops haveni Larsen, 1983; Fauna of Saudi Arabia: 407; TL: Yemen

  • Lepidochrysops haveni; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops heathi Gardiner, 1998 Zambia. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops heathi Gardiner, 1998; Metamorphosis 9 (1): 37; TL: W.Zambia, 122km W of Kitwe

  • Lepidochrysops heathi; Gardiner, 2003, Metamorphosis 14 (1): 16; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops jamesi Swanepoel, 1971 Cape. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops jamesi Swanepoel, 1971; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 83: 97

  • Lepidochrysops jamesi; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
  • L. j. jamesi

    • Lepidochrysops jamesi jamesi; [AfrL]
  • L. j. claassensi Dickson, 1982 S.Africa

    • Lepidochrysops jamesi claassensi Dickson, 1982; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 94 (1-2): 32; TL: Western Cape Province, Hantam's Berg, Calvinia

    • Lepidochrysops jamesi claassensi; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops kennethi Kielland, 1986 Tanzania. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops kennethi Kielland, 1986; Lambillionea 86 (11-12): 144; TL: Tanzania

  • Lepidochrysops kennethi; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997 Rhodesia, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997; Centre Ent. Stud. Misc. Pap. 48: 1 (repl. Lycaena gigantea Trimen, 1898)
  • Lycaena gigantea Trimen, 1898; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1898 (1): 4, pl. 1, f. 2-3 (preocc.)
    • = ; [AfrL]

  • Neochrysops gigantea; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 299, pl. 13, f. 1, pl. 17, f. 17, pl. 27, f. 17
  • Lepidochrysops giganta[sic]; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 8
  • Lepidochrysops gigantea; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 230; [EBW]; [BAFR], 568; [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops kocak; [AfrL]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Catochrysops hypoleucus; Butler, [1899], Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898 (4): 907
    • = Neochrysops gigantea ; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 299
• Lepidochrysops labeensis Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2000 Guinea. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops labeensis Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2000; Lambillionea 100 (2 I): 214; TL: Guinea

  • Lepidochrysops labeensis; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops littoralis Swanepoel & Vári, 1983 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops littoralis Swanepoel & Vári, 1983; Ann. Transv. Mus. 33 (21): 328

  • Lepidochrysops littoralis; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops mcgregori Pennington, 1970 Cape. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops mcgregori Pennington, 1970; Ann. Natal Mus. 20 (2): 377

  • Lepidochrysops macgregori[sic, recte mcgregori]; [NHM card]
  • Lepidochrysops mcgregori; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops michaeli Gardiner, 2003 Zambia. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops michaeli Gardiner, 2003; Metamorphosis 14 (1): 24; TL: Zambia, 90 km E of Solwezi

  • Lepidochrysops michaeli; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & Henning, 1983 Namibia. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & Henning, 1983; J. Ent. Soc. Sth. Afr. 46 (1): 59; TL: Namibia

  • Lepidochrysops michellae; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops miniata Gardiner, 2004 Zambia. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops miniata Gardiner, 2004; Metamorphosis 15 (4): 157; TL: NW.Zambia, 32 km S of Mwinilunga

  • Lepidochrysops miniata; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni Swanepoel & Vári, 1983 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni Swanepoel & Vári, 1983; Ann. Transv. Mus. 33 (21): 325; TL: South Africa

  • Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops outeniqua Swanepoel & Vári, 1983 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops outeniqua Swanepoel & Vári, 1983; Ann. Transv. Mus. 33 (21): 330; TL: South Africa

  • Lepidochrysops outeniqua; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001 Cameroon. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001; Lambillionea 101 (3 I): 369; TL: Cameroon, Yaounde

  • Lepidochrysops phoebe; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops pittawayi Larsen, 1983 W.Arabia. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops pittawayi Larsen, 1983; Fauna of Saudi Arabia: 408; TL: Saudi Arabia, nr Taif (al Hada)

  • Lepidochrysops pittawayi; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops poseidon Pringle, 1987 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops poseidon Pringle, 1987; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 99 (1-2): 1; TL: Baviaanskloof

  • Lepidochrysops poseidon; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops pringlei Dickson, 1982 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops pringlei Dickson, 1982; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 94 (11-12): 222; TL: Sout Western Cape Prov., Toverwater

  • Lepidochrysops pringlei; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops rossouwi Henning & Henning, 1994 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops rossouwi Henning & Henning, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 256; TL: South Africa

  • Lepidochrysops rossouwi; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops titei Dickson, 1976 Cape. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops titei Dickson, 1976; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 88 (11): 273

  • Lepidochrysops titei; [NHM card]; [AfrL]

  Larva on Selago sp. [PBSA]

• Lepidochrysops victori Pringle, 1984 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops victori Pringle, 1984; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 96 (7-8): 137; TL: "Huntly Glen", Bedford, South Africa

  • Lepidochrysops victori; [NHM card]; [AfrL]
• Lepidochrysops yvonnae Gardiner, 2004 Zambia. See [maps]

  • Lepidochrysops yvonnae Gardiner, 2004; Metamorphosis 15 (4): 161; TL: Zambia, 90 km E of Solwezi

  • Lepidochrysops yvonnae; [AfrL]

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