Orachrysops brinkmani
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| Orachrysops brinkmani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Orachrysops |
| Species: | O. brinkmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Orachrysops brinkmani Heath, 1997[1] | |
Brinkman’s Blue (Orachrysops brinkmani) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from fynbos in the West Cape.
The wingspan is 24–38 mm for males and 28–39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Indigofera declinata.
References
- ↑ Orachrysops, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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