Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Orachrysops regalis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Orachrysops Rank Species | |
Orachrysops regalis, the royal blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from Mpumalanga to the Strydpoortberge and Letsitele Kop.
The wingspan is 34–40 mm for males and 30–42 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to December, although the except time depends on the spring rains. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Indigofera species.
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