Euchrysops dolorosa
| Euchrysops dolorosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Euchrysops |
| Species: | E. dolorosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Euchrysops dolorosa (Trimen & Bowker, 1887)[1] | |
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The Sabi Smoky Blue (Euchrysops dolorosa) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the East Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern part of the Orange Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Limpopo Province, and the North West Province.
The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 23–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing August to March depending on spring rains. There are several generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Salvia and Ocimum species.
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- ↑ Euchrysops, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.