Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena (Wallengren, 1857)

West Gate 1: ST (2); 2: ST (12), SF (2), SF-ST (12); 3: ST (5), ST (4); Hygrophilous grassland 3: HG (1); Ponta Milibangalala 3: DG (27); Mangrove camp 1: WLx (1), GWL (2); Near swamp forest 2: ST (14); Futi Corridor 3: SFxWL (5) [87]

Remarks: the most numerous lycaenid found in MSR, almost exclusively found in grasslands and ecotones.