Lepidochrysops skotios

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]

Lepidochrysops skotios
Figure 12 which accompanied the original description
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. skotios
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops skotios (H. H. Druce, 1905)[1]
Synonyms
Catochrysops skotios H. H. Druce, 1905 Neochrysops skotios Neochrysops orontius Hulstaert, 1924 Neochrysops brabo Hulstaert, 1924

Adults have been recorded on wing in October and November.