| Lepidochrysops patricia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. patricia |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops patricia (Trimen, 1887)[1] |
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The Patrician Blue (Lepidochrysops patricia) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the West Cape to the East Cape and to KwaZulu-Natal, the Orange Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province, the North West Province and the North Cape.
The wingspan is 35-44 mm for males and 36-46 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December and from January to April. There are two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Salvia species, Lantana rugosa and Lantana camara. Third and later instar larvae feed on the brood of Camponotus maculatus ants.