Lepidochrysops ignota

Lepidochrysops ignota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. ignota
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops ignota
(Trimen, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena ignota Trimen, 1887
  • Cupido ignotus
  • Catochrysops ignota
  • Neochrysops ignota
  • Lepidochrysops ignota f. fortuna Woodhall, 2000

The Zulu Blue (Lepidochrysops ignota) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to Swaziland, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and Gauteng.

The wingspan is 27–29 mm for males and 27–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Ocimum species. Third and later instar larvae feed on the brood of Camponotus niveosetus ants.

References

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


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