Lepidochrysops letsea
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| 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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Lepidochrysops letsea, the Free State blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, in the Eastern Cape, the eastern part of the 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 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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