Eicochrysops masai

Eicochrysops masai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Eicochrysops
Species: E. masai
Binomial name
Eicochrysops masai
(Bethune-Baker, 1905)[1]
Synonyms
  • Everes masai Bethune-Baker, 1905

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

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