| Lepidochrysops quickelbergei | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. quickelbergei |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 |
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Quickelberge's Blue (Lepidochrysops quickelbergei) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in fynbos on the northern slopes of the Gydo Mountain and the Waboomsberg in the West Cape.
The wingspan is 32-36 mm for males and 36-38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to late December. There is one generation per year.[1]