| Tarucus bowkeri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tarucus |
| Species: | T. bowkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarucus bowkeri (Trimen, 1883)[1] |
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Bowker’s Blue (Tarucus bowkeri) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the North Cape, south to fynbos in the West Cape and east to the Amatolas in the East Cape.
The wingspan is 23-27 mm for males and 26-29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to March, but is most common in early summer and sometimes also on wing in winter. There are multiple generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Phylica paniculata.