| Lepidochrysops ignota | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. ignota |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops ignota (Trimen, 1887)[1] |
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The Zulu Blue (Lepidochrysops ignota) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to Swaziland, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and Gauteng.
The wingspan is 27-29 mm for males and 27-30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Becium species. Third and later instar larvae feed on the brood of Camponotus niveosetus ants.