Wineland blue
| Wineland blue | |
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| Species: | L. bacchus
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| Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley, 1938
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The Wineland blue (Lepidochrysops bacchus) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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.[1]
The larvae feed on Selago fruticosa and Selago geniculata.
References
- ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Lepidochrysops bacchus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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