| Lepidochrysops pephredo | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. pephredo |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops pephredo (Trimen, 1889) |
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The Estcourt Blue (Lepidochrysops pephredo) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from the grassy hills of the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.
The wingspan is 32-38 mm for males and 36-40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year.[1]
The larvae feed on Becium grandiflorum. Third and later instar larvae feed on the brood of Camponotus niveosetus ants.