Lepidochrysops poseidon

Baviannskloof Blue
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. poseidon
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops poseidon
Pringle, 1987[1]

Baviannskloof Blue (Lepidochrysops poseidon) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 34–40 mm for males and 34–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late November to february.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lepidochrysops, funet.fi
  2. ^ Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Lepidochrysops poseidon. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
  3. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.