Orachrysops lacrimosa

Orachrysops lacrimosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Orachrysops
Species:	O. lacrimosa
Binomial name
Orachrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1923)[1]
Synonyms
Nechrysops lacrimosa Bethune-Baker, 1923 Euchrysops lacrimosa Lepidochrysops lacrimosa

The Restless Blue (Orachrysops lacrimosa) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to the eastern part of the Orange Free State and Mpumalanga.

The wingspan is 32-44 mm for males and 32-40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to December, although the except time depends on the spring rains. There is one generation per year.^[2]

The larvae feed on Indigofera species.

References

1. ^ Orachrysops, Site of Markku Savela
2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.