| Lepidochrysops letsea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. letsea |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops letsea (Trimen, 1870)[1] |
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The Free State Blue (Lepidochrysops letsea) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, in the East Cape, the eastern part of the Orange Free State and Gauteng.
The wingspan is 33-35 mm for males and 32-33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January. There is one extended generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Hemizygia pretoriae.