Lepidochrysops australis
| Lepidochrysops australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964[2]
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Lepidochrysops australis, the southern blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the above Greyton and Caledon along the coastal ranges to the Eastern Cape.
The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 33–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to March. There is one or possibly two generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Selago species.
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- ^ Williams, M.C. 2020. Lepidochrysops australis (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161339029A175072882. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161339029A175072882.en. Downloaded on 09 August 2021.
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Butterflies described in 1964
- Lepidochrysops
- Endemic butterflies of South Africa
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