Orachrysops violescens: taxon details and analytics

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

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Orachrysops violescens

Orachrysops violescens, the violescent blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from Mpumalanga to the Limpopo province and in the southern part of the Kruger National Park.

The wingspan is 23–36 mm for males and 36–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December, although the exact time depends on the spring rains. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Indigofera species.

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