Euchrysops osiris

Euchrysops osiris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Euchrysops
Species:	E. osiris
Binomial name
Euchrysops osiris (Hopffer, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
Lycaena osiris Hopffer, 1855 Lycaena anubis Snellen, 1872 Lycaena anubis var. phoa Snellen, 1872 Lycaena pyrrhops Mabille, 1877 Catochrysops cuprescens Sharpe, 1898 Euchrysops osiris f. australis Hulstaert, 1924 Euchrysops osiris orientalis Hulstaert, 1924

Euchrysops osiris, the Osiris smoky blue or African Cupid, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Arabia, Madagascar, the Comoro Islands and Africa, south of the Sahara.

The wingspan is 22–29 mm for males and 25–30 mm for females. Adults are mainly on wing from September to November and from February to April, but may be found year round. There are two main generations per year.^[2]

The larvae feed on Rhynchosia totta, Vigna tenuis and Vigna unguiculata.

References

1. Euchrysops
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2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.