Lepidochrysops quickelbergei

Lepidochrysops quickelbergei
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. quickelbergei
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops quickelbergei
Swanepoel, 1969

Quickelberge's Blue (Lepidochrysops quickelbergei) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in fynbos on the northern slopes of the Gydo Mountain and the Waboomsberg in the West Cape.

The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 36–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to late December. There is one generation per year.[1]

References

  1. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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