Orachrysops montanus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Orachrysops
- Species
- Orachrysops montanus
- Scientific Name
- Orachrysops montanus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
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 24–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Indigofera species.
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