''Orachrysops'' is an
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Lycaenidae.
Species
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Orachrysops ariadne
''(Orachrysops ariadne)'', the Karkloof blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Description
The interior wing of the Karklooff blue supports a deep blue color with black veins on the inner margin, while the outer margin is bl ...
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(Butler, 1898)
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Orachrysops brinkmani
''Orachrysops brinkmani'', the Brinkman's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from fynbos in the Western Cape.
The wingspan is 24–38 mm for males and 28–39 mm for femal ...
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Heath, 1997
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Orachrysops lacrimosa
''Orachrysops lacrimosa'', the restless blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to the eastern part of the Free State and Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () ...
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(Bethune-Baker, 1923)
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Orachrysops mijburghi
''Orachrysops mijburghi'', the Mijburgh's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from highland grassveld in the Free State.
The wingspan is 31–39 mm for males and 32–38 mm ...
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Henning & Henning, 1994
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Orachrysops montanus
''Orachrysops montanus'', the Golden Gate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from montane grassland in the Golden Gate Highlands.
The wingspan is 28–36 mm for males and 24– ...
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Henning & Henning, 1994
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Orachrysops nasutus
''Orachrysops nasutus'', the nosy blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 30–38 mm for males and 25–39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January. There is on ...
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Henning & Henning, 1994
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Orachrysops niobe
''Orachrysops niobe'', the Brenton blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae and is Endemism, endemic to South Africa.
The wingspan is 24–38 mm for males and 22–42 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to N ...
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(Trimen, 1862)
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Orachrysops regalis
''Orachrysops regalis'', the royal blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the grasslands of Limpopo and Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Wher ...
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Henning & Henning, 1994
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Orachrysops subravus
''Orachrysops subravus'', the grizzled blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from montane grassland from the Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its ...
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Henning & Henning, 1994
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Orachrysops violescens
''Orachrysops violescens'', the violescent blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from Mpumalanga to the Limpopo province and in the southern part of the Kruger National Park
Kruger ...
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Henning & Henning, 1994
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Orachrysops warreni
''Orachrysops warreni'', the Warren's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from one hillside in the Verloren Valei in Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa ...
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Henning & Henning, 1994
External links
''Orachrysops''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and some other life forms''
Butterfly genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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