Orachrysops ariadne

Orachrysops ariadne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Orachrysops
Species: O. ariadne
Binomial name
Orachrysops ariadne
(Butler, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Catachrysops ariadne Butler, 1898
  • Euchrysops ariadne
  • Lepidochrysops ariadne

The Karkloof Blue (Orachrysops ariadne) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known from a few localities in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.

The wingspan is 26–40 mm. Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year.[1]

The larvae feed on Indigofera woodii var. laxa.

References

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