Lepidochrysops grahami
| Lepidochrysops grahami | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. grahami |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops grahami (Trimen, 1893)[1] | |
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Graham’s Blue (Lepidochrysops grahami) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the north-eastern East Cape.
The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from early November to January. There is one extended generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Ocimum species.
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- ↑ Lepidochrysops, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.