Euchrysops subpallida

Euchrysops subpallida
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Euchrysops
Species:	E. subpallida
Binomial name
	Euchrysops subpallida; Bethune-Baker, 1923
Synonyms
	Euchrysops subpallida var. major Bethune-Baker, 1923; Euchrysops fescennia Hulstaert, 1924;

Euchrysops subpallida, the ashen smoky blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Kenya, from Tanzania to Malawi, Zambia, southern Zaire (Shaba), Zimbabwe and South Africa. In South Africa it is rare and only known from the northern part of the Limpopo province and northern KwaZulu-Natal.

The wingspan is 23–25 mm for males and 24–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to February depending on rains. There is one generation per year.^[2]

The larvae probably feed on Ocimum species.

References

^ Euchrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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[1] Euchrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

[2] Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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