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''Lepidochrysops pterou'' is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5) )〕 The habitat consists of rocky hillsides and the tops of low rocky outcrops with sparse grass and lamiates and stunted vegetation. Subspecies ''suk'' is found on rocky hills and in sparse grass-lamiate areas in savanna under thorn trees and ''Combretum'' species. Adults feed from flowers. They have been recorded on wing in January, March, September and October. The larvae feed on the flowers of Lamiaceae species ==Subspecies== *''Lepidochrysops pterou pterou'' (Uganda: West Nile Province and the south-east, south-western Kenya) *''Lepidochrysops pterou lilacina'' (Ungemach, 1932) (Ethiopia: valley of the Didessa River) *''Lepidochrysops pterou suk'' van Someren, 1957 (Kenya: Suk-Karamoja country, the border between Kenya and Uganda and north of Mount Elgon) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lepidochrysops pterou」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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