| Lepidochrysops tantalus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. tantalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops tantalus (Trimen, 1887)[1] |
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The King Blue (Lepidochrysops tantalus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the Drakensberg foothills in the East Cape to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, Swaziland, then along the escarpment hills to Mpumalanga and Gauteng. It is also found in the Limpopo Province.
The wingspan is 30-38 mm for males and 34-40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Becium grandiflorum.