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Eicochrysops messapus messapus

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Description:

Flight slow among grass and low vegetation. Settles often on stems and flowers. Two subspecies in SA. The pinkish-copper blush of Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoeana is absent from this subspecies.

Habitat:

Hillsides, flatlands and mountain.

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Eicochrysops messapus

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