Eicochrysops hippocrates ( Fabricius, 1793 )

Bivar-De-Sousa, António, Vasconcelos, Sasha, Mendes, Luís F., Larsen, Torben B., Baker, Jon & Guilherme, João L., 2016, Butterflies of Guinea-Bissau: VIII. New data, new reports, corrections and biodiversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea), Zootaxa 4201 (1), pp. 1-77 : 28

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1
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scientific name	Eicochrysops hippocrates ( Fabricius, 1793 )
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89. Eicochrysops hippocrates ( Fabricius, 1793) View in CoL

WL: 12mm. The species also has a pan-African distribution, ranging from forest to Sudan savanna. It is typically found in shady places close to bogs, swamps, lakes and running water. Caterpillars are reported to feed on Polygonaceae .

Studied material. Cacheu: Caió (JB) . Quinara: Buba Tombo ( PNLC), 17.07.2009, 1♂ (BS 28964).

Previous references. Regions: Quinara. Authors: Mendes et al. (2008).

Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: NF; CS: I.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Lycaenidae
SubFamily	Polyommatinae
Genus	Eicochrysops

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