Lepidochrysops grahami

Lepidochrysops grahami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. grahami
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops grahami
(Trimen, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena grahami Trimen, 1893

Graham’s Blue (Lepidochrysops grahami) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the north-eastern East Cape.

The wingspan is 32-36 mm for males and 34-38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from early November to January. There is one extended generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Becium species.

References

  1. ^ Lepidochrysops, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.