Lepidochrysops kitale

Lepidochrysops kitale, the Kitale giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Kenya.^[3] The habitat consists of savanna.

Lepidochrysops kitale
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. kitale
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops kitale (Stempffer, 1936)[2]
Synonyms
Neochrysops cinerea kitale Stempffer, 1936 Cupido cinerea f. imperialis Stoneham, 1938 Cupido cinerea f. princeps Stoneham, 1938