''Lepidochrysops ignota'', the Zulu blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to

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Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...

, Limpopo and Gauteng. The wingspan is 27–29 mm for males and 27–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on ''

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'' species. Third and later instar larvae feed on the brood of '' Camponotus niveosetus'' ants.

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Butterflies described in 1887 Lepidochrysops Endemic butterflies of South Africa Taxa named by Roland Trimen {{Polyommatini-stub