Lepidochrysops titei | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
Species: | L. titei |
Binomial name | |
Lepidochrysops titei Dickson, 1976 |
Tite's Blue (Lepidochrysops titei) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the West Cape.
The wingspan is 30-34 mm for males and 31-36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.[1]
The larvae feed on Selago species.