Lepidochrysops letsea
| Lepidochrysops letsea | |
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| Lepidochrysops letsea figure 16 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. letsea |
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| Lepidochrysops letsea (Trimen, 1870)[1] | |
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The Free State Blue (Lepidochrysops letsea) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, in the East Cape, the eastern part of the Orange Free State and Gauteng.
The wingspan is 33–35 mm for males and 32–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January. There is one extended generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Hemizygia pretoriae.
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- ↑ Lepidochrysops, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.