''Euchrysops subpallida'', the ashen smoky blue, is a
butterfly of the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
Kenya, from
Tanzania to
Malawi,
Zambia, southern
Zaire (Shaba),
Zimbabwe and
South Africa. In South Africa it is rare and only known from the northern part of the
Limpopo province and northern
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...
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The
wingspan is 23–25 mm for males and 24–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to February depending on rains. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on ''
Ocimum'' species.
References
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Butterflies described in 1923
subpallida
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