| Lepidochrysops australis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964[1] |
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The Southern Blue (Lepidochrysops australis) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the above Greyton and Caledon along the coastal ranges to the East 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.[2]
The larvae feed on Selago species.