Eicochrysops dudgeoni

Species of butterfly

Eicochrysops dudgeoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Eicochrysops
Species:	E. dudgeoni
Binomial name
*Eicochrysops dudgeoni* Riley, 1929^[1]

Eicochrysops dudgeoni, the Dudgeon's Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea (Nimba Range), Sierra Leone, Ghana, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon.^[2] The habitat consists of Guinea savanna.

Males mud-puddle and both sexes are attracted to flowers.

References

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^ Eicochrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-10.