Orachrysops subravus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Orachrysops
Species
Orachrysops subravus
Scientific Name
Orachrysops subravus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

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 to the southern Drakensberg foothills and the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.

The wingspan is 30–36 mm for males and 22–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January, although the except time depends on the spring rains. Adults are on wing later in the southern part of the range. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Indigofera woodii var. woodii.

...
 

Orachrysops subravus in languages:

English
grizzled blue

Images from inaturalist.org observations:

We recommend you sign up for this excellent, free service.

Orachrysops subravus
©Brian du Preez, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)