Orachrysops warreni

Orachrysops warreni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Orachrysops
Species: O. warreni
Binomial name
Orachrysops warreni
Henning & Henning, 1994[1]

Warren’s Blue (Orachrysops warreni) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from one hillside in the Verloren Valei in Mpumalanga.

The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 32–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January. There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Indigofera species.

References

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  1. Orachrysops, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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