Lepidochrysops ignota
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. ignota
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Lepidochrysops ignota, the Zulu blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng.
The wingspan is 27–29 mm for males and 27–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Ocimum species. Third and later instar larvae feed on the brood of Camponotus ants.
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- ^ Williams, M.C. 2020. Lepidochrysops ignota (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161336309A175071476. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161336309A175071476.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 1887
- Lepidochrysops
- Endemic butterflies of South Africa
- Taxa named by Roland Trimen
- Polyommatini stubs