Lepidochrysops procera
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. procera
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| Lepidochrysops procera | |
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Lepidochrysops procera, the Potchefstroom blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo Province and North West.
The wingspan is 28–34 mm for males and 29–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Becium grandiflorum, Ocimum canum and Lippia scaberrima.
References
[edit]- ^ Dobson, J.C.H.; Dobson, C.M. (2020). "Lepidochrysops procera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161319657A168304931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161319657A168304931.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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