Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Orachrysops violescens | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Orachrysops Rank Species | |
Orachrysops violescens, the violescent blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from Mpumalanga to the Limpopo province and in the southern part of the Kruger National Park.
The wingspan is 23–36 mm for males and 36–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December, although the exactt time depends on the spring rains. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Indigofera species.
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