Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Eicochrysops messapus Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Eicochrysops Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Axiocerses tjoane, Crudaria leroma, Tarucus sybaris, Tuxentius melaena, Cacyreus tespis | ||
Eicochrysops messapus, the cupreous blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa. In South Africa it is rare and only known from the northern part of the Limpopo province and northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 17–22 mm for males and 17–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas, with peaks in October and March. In cooler areas it is not found from April to September
The larvae probably feed on Thesium species.
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