Lepidochrysops lerothodi: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Lepidochrysops
- Species
- Lepidochrysops lerothodi
- Scientific Name
- Lepidochrysops lerothodi
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Lepidochrysops lerothodi
Lepidochrysops lerothodi, the Lesotho blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found mainly found in Lesotho. In South Africa it is only found on high mountain peaks in the Golden Gate Highlands in Limpopo province, the Free State and the Eastern Cape.
The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 33–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from January to February. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Selago flanaganii.
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- Lepidochrysops hawkeri
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- Lepidochrysops kennethi
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- Lepidochrysops letsea
- Lepidochrysops littoralis
- Lepidochrysops loewensteini
- Lepidochrysops longifalces
- Lepidochrysops lotana
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- Lepidochrysops mcgregori
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- Lepidochrysops michellae
- Lepidochrysops mpanda
- Lepidochrysops nacrescens
- Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni
- Lepidochrysops oreas
- Lepidochrysops ortygia
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- Lepidochrysops patricia
- Lepidochrysops peculiaris
- Lepidochrysops penningtoni
- Lepidochrysops pephredo
- Lepidochrysops pittawayi
- Lepidochrysops plebeia
- Lepidochrysops poseidon
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- Lepidochrysops procera
- Lepidochrysops puncticilia
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- Lepidochrysops rhodesensae
- Lepidochrysops robertsoni
- Lepidochrysops rossouwi
- Lepidochrysops ruthica
- Lepidochrysops solwezii
- Lepidochrysops southeyae
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- Lepidochrysops swartbergensis
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- Lepidochrysops titei
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