Lepidochrysops jamesi

Lepidochrysops jamesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. jamesi
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops jamesi
Swanepoel, 1971[1]

Lepidochrysops jamesi, the James's blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 30–36 mm. Adults are on wing from September to early November. There is one generation per year.[2]

Subspecies

References

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  1. Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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