Eicochrysops masai

Eicochrysops masai, the Masai blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, northern Uganda, central and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2] Their habitat consists of grassy savanna.

Eicochrysops masai
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E. masai
Binomial name
Eicochrysops masai
Synonyms
  • Everes masai Bethune-Baker, 1905

References

  1. Eicochrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-11.


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