Lepidochrysops glauca
| Lepidochrysops glauca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. glauca |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops glauca (Trimen, 1887)[1] | |
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The Silvery Blue (Lepidochrysops glauca) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana and South Africa.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm for males and 38–48 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December and from January to April. There are two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Ocimum canum and Lantana rugosa.
Subspecies
- Lepidochrysops glauca glauca (Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, Free State Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
- Lepidochrysops glauca swinburnei Stevenson, 1939 (Zimbabwe)
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- ↑ Lepidochrysops, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.