Lepidochrysops skotios is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga Province, Lualaba and possibly Kwango) and Zambia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. skotios
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| Lepidochrysops skotios (H. H. Druce, 1905)[1]
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Adults have been recorded on wing in October and November.
References edit
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- ^ Savela, Markku (September 6, 2018). "Lepidochrysops skotios (Druce, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 5)