- Orachrysops nasutus
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Orachrysops nasutus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Orachrysops Species: O. nasutus Binomial name Orachrysops nasutus
Henning & Henning, 1994[1]The Nosy Blue (Orachrysops nasutus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 30-38 mm for males and 25-39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Indigofera cuneifolia.
Subspecies
- Orachrysops nasutus nasutus (high altitude montane grassland in the Amatolas and the southern Drakensberg in the East Cape)
- Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & Henning, 1994 (Lesotho to the south-eastern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg)
References
- ^ Orachrysops, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
Categories:- Lycaeninae
- Lycaenidae stubs
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