Lepidochrysops lerothodi
| Lepidochrysops lerothodi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. lerothodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops lerothodi (Trimen, 1904)[1] | |
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The Lesotho Blue (Lepidochrysops lerothodi) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found mainly found in Lesotho. In South Africa it is only found on high mountain peaks in the Golden Gate Highlands in the Limpopo Province, the Orange Free State and the East Cape.
The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 33–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from January to February. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Selago flanaganii.
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- ↑ Lepidochrysops, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.