''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 one generation per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Indigofera cuneifolia
''Indigofera'' is a large genus of over 750 species of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae. They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
Description
Species of ''Indigofera'' are mos ...
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Subspecies
* ''Orachrysops nasutus nasutus'' (high altitude montane grassland in the
Amatolas and the southern
Drakensberg in the Eastern Cape)
* ''Orachrysops nasutus remus''
Henning & Henning, 1994 (Lesotho to the south-eastern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg)
References
Butterflies described in 1994
Orachrysops
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