Eicochrysops eicotrochilus

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| authority = Bethune-Baker, 1924[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/eicochrysops/index.html Eicochrysops] at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

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Eicochrysops eicotrochilus, the brachystegia blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (South Kivu, Shaba and Lualaba), Angola, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe (Harare District).{{Cite web |url=http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_polyommatini_1.doc |title=Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1) |access-date=2012-07-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213021126/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_polyommatini_1.doc |archive-date=2013-12-13 |url-status=dead }} The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

Adults are on wing from October to February.

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Category:Butterflies described in 1924

Category:Eicochrysops

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