title: Lepidochrysops michaeli
text: # Lepidochrysops michaeli
  
  Lepidochrysops michaeli is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Zambia.
  
  Adults feed from the flowers of the larval host plant. They have been recorded on wing in October.
  
  The larvae feed on Ocimum species.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The species is named for Michael W. Gardiner.
  
  