Lepidochrysops praeterita
| Highveld blue | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. praeterita |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1962[1] | |
Lepidochrysops praeterita, the Highveld blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from Potchefstroom in North West to Walkerville in Gauteng and Sasolburg in the Free State province.
The wingspan is 36–42 mm for males and 38–44 mm for females. Adults are on wing from early September to November. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Becium grandiflorum.
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- ↑ Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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