''Lepidochrysops australis'', the southern blue, is a
butterfly of the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
South Africa, from the above
Greyton and
Caledon 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 ...
.
The
wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 33–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to March. There is one or possibly two generations per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Selago'' species.
References
Butterflies described in 1964
Lepidochrysops
Endemic butterflies of South Africa
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