Lepidochrysops wykehami

Lepidochrysops wykehami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. wykehami
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops wykehami
Tite, 1964

Wykeham's Blue (Lepidochrysops wykehami) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the hills of the Kamieskroon area in the North Cape.

The wingspan is 36–44 mm for males and 42–46 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late August to October. There is one generation per year.[1]

The larvae feed on Selago species.

References

  1. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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