Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Orachrysops violescens

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Orachrysops violescens

Phylum
  
Order
  
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.

References

Orachrysops violescens Wikipedia


Similar Topics