Ball's Blue | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
Species: | L. balli |
Binomial name | |
Lepidochrysops balli Dickson, 1985[1] |
The Ball's Blue (Lepidochrysops balli) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is 32–34 mm for males and 34–36 mm for females. Adults are on the wing from late November to February.[3]