Orachrysops lacrimosa

Orachrysops lacrimosa
Orachrysops lacrimosa figure 2
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Orachrysops
Species:	O. lacrimosa
Binomial name
Orachrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1923)[1]
Synonyms
Nechrysops lacrimosa Bethune-Baker, 1923 Euchrysops lacrimosa Lepidochrysops lacrimosa Neochrysops lacrimosa var. major Bethune-Baker, 1923

The Restless Blue (Orachrysops lacrimosa) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to the eastern part of the Orange Free State and Mpumalanga.

The wingspan is 32–44 mm for males and 32–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to December, although the except time depends on the spring rains. There is one generation per year.^[2]

The larvae feed on Indigofera species.

References

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