Orachrysops mijburghi

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

Mijburgh’s Blue (Orachrysops mijburghi) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from highland grassveld in the Orange Free State.

The wingspan is 31-39 mm for males and 32-38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to December and from January to March. There are two generations per year.^[2]

The larvae feed on Indigofera evansiana.

References

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