Lepidochrysops loewensteini
| Lepidochrysops loewensteini | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochrysops |
| Species: | L. loewensteini |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidochrysops loewensteini (Swanepoel, 1951) | |
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Lepidochrysops loewensteini, the Loewenstein's blue, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa and Lesotho. It is mainly found in Lesotho and on the high slopes above Dulcie's Nek in the Eastern Cape.
The wingspan is 32–35 mm for males and 32–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from January to February. There is one generation per year.[1]
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Lepidochrysops loewensteini. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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