Orachrysops warreni

Orachrysops warreni
Orachrysops warreni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Orachrysops
Species: O. warreni
Binomial name
Orachrysops warreni
Henning & Henning, 1994[1]

Warren’s Blue (Orachrysops warreni) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from one hillside in the Verloren Valei in Mpumalanga.

The wingspan is 32-36 mm for males and 32-40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January. 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.

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