Orachrysops lacrimosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Orachrysops |
Species: | O. lacrimosa |
Binomial name | |
Orachrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1923)[1] |
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The Restless Blue (Orachrysops lacrimosa) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to the eastern part of the Orange Free State and Mpumalanga.
The wingspan is 32-44 mm for males and 32-40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to December, although the except time depends on the spring rains. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Indigofera species.