| Lepidochrysops rossouwi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. rossouwi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops rossouwi Henning & Henning, 1994[1] |
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Rossouw’s Blue (Lepidochrysops glauca) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is restricted to grassy escarpments near the Stoffberg, Dullstroom and Lydenburg in Mpumalanga.
The wingspan is 33-43 mm for males and 42-50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to December and from January to March. There are two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Lantana rugosa. Third and later instar larvae feed on the brood of Camponotus maculatus ants.