''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 () 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 ...
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The
wingspan is 32–44 mm for males and 32–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to December, although the exact time depends on the spring rains. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Indigofera'' species.
References
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Butterflies described in 1923
Orachrysops
Taxa named by George Thomas Bethune-Baker
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