Lepidochrysops negus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sudan and Ethiopia.[2]
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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. negus
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The wingspan is 40 mm for males and 42–45 mm for females.
Subspecies
edit- Lepidochrysops negus negus (Ethiopia)
- Lepidochrysops negus wau (Wichgraf, 1921) (eastern Sudan)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lepidochrysops negus.
Wikispecies has information related to Lepidochrysops negus.
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 4)