Wineland blue
| Wineland blue | |
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| In Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. bacchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley, 1938
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The Wineland blue (Lepidochrysops bacchus) is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape.
The wingspan is 22–29 mm for males and 24–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to January. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Selago fruticosa and Selago geniculata.
References
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- ^ Ball, J.B. (2020). "Lepidochrysops bacchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T11536A168311297. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T11536A168311297.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.