Lepidochrysops procera
| Potchefstroom blue | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. procera |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops procera (Trimen, 1893)[1] | |
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The Potchefstroom blue (Lepidochrysops procera) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from KwaZulu-Natal midlands to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province.
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.[2]
The larvae feed on Becium grandiflorum, Ocimum canum and Lippia scaberrima.
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- ↑ Lepidochrysops, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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