| Lepidochrysops procera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. procera |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops procera (Trimen, 1893)[1] |
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The Potchefstroom Blue (Lepidochrysops procera) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from KwaZulu-Natal midlands to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province.
The wingspan is 28-34 mm for males and 29-36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Becium grandiflorum and Ocimum canum.