Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Eicochrysops hippocrates | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eicochrysops Rank Species | |
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Similar Euchrysops malathana, Cupidopsis iobates, Cupidopsis cissus, Hypolycaena philippus, Cacyreus lingeus | ||
Eicochrysops hippocrates, the white-tipped blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara, including Madagascar. In South Africa it is found from the East Cape along the KwaZulu-Natal coast to Swaziland, Mpumalanga and the Limpopo province.
The wingspan is 18–23 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November and from January to June. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Polygonum and Rumex species.
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