Lepidochrysops negus

Lepidochrysops negus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sudan and Ethiopia.^[2]

Lepidochrysops negus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. negus
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops negus (Felder & Felder, [1865])[1]
Synonyms
Lycaena negus Felder & Felder, [1865] Cupido negus Neochrysops negus Cupido negus f. wau Wichgraf, 1921

The wingspan is 40 mm for males and 42–45 mm for females.

Subspecies

• Lepidochrysops negus negus (Ethiopia)
• Lepidochrysops negus wau (Wichgraf, 1921) (eastern Sudan)