Eicochrysops hippocrates - White-tipped blue
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Nhago, Coutada 12, Cheringoma,Mozambique.
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| Distribution: | Widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. |
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| Literature: | Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 274. Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 308. Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Lycaenidae subfamily Polyommatinae, p. 102, Online Encyclopaedia. |