''Lepidochrysops asteris'', the star blue or brilliant blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the Western Cape, along the Rivieronderendberge and the

Rooiberg Rooiberg is a town in Waterberg District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Town, archaeological site and tin-mining area, 50 km west-north-west of Warmbad, at the conjunction of the Springbok Flats The Springbok Flats i ...

along the coastal ranges to the

Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha. The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...

and the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. The wingspan is 32–40 mm for males and 27–44 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November and from February to March in two generations per year from

Port Elizabeth Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Sou ...

northwards. Adults of southern populations are on wing from November to December in one generation. The larvae feed on '' Selago'' species (including '' Selago serrata''), '' Becium burchellianum'' and '' Plectranthus grandidentatus''.

References

* * Butterflies described in 1824 Lepidochrysops Endemic butterflies of South Africa {{Polyommatini-stub