Euchrysops malathana
| Common smoky blue | |
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| Upperside | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Euchrysops |
| Species: | E. malathana |
| Binomial name | |
| Euchrysops malathana (Boisduval, 1833)[1] | |
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The Common smoky blue or Smoky bean cupid (Euchrysops malathana) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in south-western Arabia and Africa, south of the Sahara including Madagascar.
The wingspan is 22–30 mm for males and 23–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from December to May in South Africa.[2]
The larvae feed on Sphenostylis angustifolius, Medicago, Psidium, Canavalia and Vigna species (including Vigna triloba and Vigna unguiculata).
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- ↑ Euchrysops, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.