Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Tarucus thespis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Tarucus Rank Species | |
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Similar Tarucus sybaris, Tarucus rosacea, Tarucus waterstradti, Tarucus callinara, Tarucus ananda | ||
Tarucus thespis, the fynbos blue or vivid blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the Northern Cape, south to fynbos in the West Cape and east to the Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape.
The wingspan is 20–25 mm for males and 20–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with peaks from September to November and from February to March.
The larvae feed on Phylica imberbis and Saxifraga species.
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