''Euchrysops malathana'', the common smoky blue or smoky bean Cupid, is a
butterfly of the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western
Arabia and
Africa, south of the
Sahara
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including
Madagascar.
The
wingspan is 22–30 mm for males and 23–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with a peak from December to May in South Africa.
The larvae feed on ''
Sphenostylis angustifolius'', ''
Medicago
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'', ''
Psidium'', ''
Canavalia'' and ''
Vigna'' species (including ''
V. triloba'' and ''
V. unguiculata'').
Smoky bean cupid (Euchrysops malathana) female underside.jpg, female being courted, Ghana
References
Butterflies described in 1833
Euchrysops
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