Orachrysops lacrimosa

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.

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