| Lepidochrysops dukei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. dukei |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops dukei Cottrell, 1965[1] |
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Duke’s Blue (Lepidochrysops dukei) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in the West Cape.
The wingspan is about 28-29 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October on low altitudes and from mid November to January at high altitudes. There is one extended generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on weevil galls on the flowers of Selago fruticosa.