Lepidochrysops balli

Ball's Blue
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]

References

  1. ^ Lepidochrysops, funet.fi
  2. ^ Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Lepidochrysops balli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
  3. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.