Lepidochrysops
Encyclopedia
Lepidochrysops is a genus of butterfly
in the Lycaenidae
family.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
family.
Species
- Lepidochrysops aethiopia (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops abri Libert & Collins, 2001
- Lepidochrysops albilinea Tite, 1959
- Lepidochrysops anerius (Hulstaert, 1924)
- Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959
- Lepidochrysops arabicus Gabriel, 1954
- Lepidochrysops asterisLepidochrysops asterisThe Star Blue or Brilliant Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the West Cape, along the Rivieronderendberge and the Rooiberg along the coastal ranges to the East Cape and the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.The wingspan is 32-40 mm for males and...
(Godart, [1824]) - Lepidochrysops auratus Quickelberge, 1979
- Lepidochrysops australisLepidochrysops australisThe Southern Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the above Greyton and Caledon along the coastal ranges to the East Cape....
Tite, 1964 - Lepidochrysops azureus (Butler, 1879)
- Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley, 1938
- Lepidochrysops badhamiLepidochrysops badhamiBadham's Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in Succulent Karoo to the east of Springbok in the North Cape....
van Son, 1956 - Lepidochrysops balliLepidochrysops balliThe Ball's Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.The wingspan is 32–34 mm for males and 34–36 mm for females. Adults are on the wing from late November to February....
Dickson, 1985 - Lepidochrysops barnesi Pennington, 1953
- Lepidochrysops braueriLepidochrysops braueriBrauer’s Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it found in fynbos on the Swartberg range from the East Cape to Seweweekspoort and Klein Swartberg in the West Cape. It is also found on the Rooiberg.The wingspan is 33–37 mm for males and 34–38 mm...
Dickson, 1966 - Lepidochrysops budama Someren, 1957
- Lepidochrysops butha (Strand, 1911)
- Lepidochrysops caerulea Tite, 1961
- Lepidochrysops carsoni (Butler, 1901)
- Lepidochrysops chala Kielland, 1980
- Lepidochrysops chalceus Quickelberge, 1979
- Lepidochrysops chittyi Henning & Henning, 1994
- Lepidochrysops chloauges (Bethune-Baker, 1923)
- Lepidochrysops cinerea (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945
- Lepidochrysops cupreus (Neave, 1910)
- Lepidochrysops delicata (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951
- Lepidochrysops dollmani (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops dolorosa (Trimen, 1887)
- Lepidochrysops dukeiLepidochrysops dukeiDuke’s Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in the West Cape....
Cottrell, 1965 - Lepidochrysops dunni Larsen & Collins, 2003
- Lepidochrysops elgonae Stempffer, 1950
- Lepidochrysops erici Gardiner, 2003
- Lepidochrysops evae Gardiner, 2003
- Lepidochrysops flavisquamosa Tite, 1959
- Lepidochrysops forsskali Larsen, 1982
- Lepidochrysops fulvescens Tite, 1961
- Lepidochrysops fumosa (Butler, 1886)
- Lepidochrysops gigantea (Trimen, 1898)
- Lepidochrysops glaucaLepidochrysops glaucaThe Silvery Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana and South Africa....
(Trimen, 1887) - Lepidochrysops grahamiLepidochrysops grahamiGraham’s Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the north-eastern East Cape....
(Trimen, 1893) - Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937
- Lepidochrysops guichardi Gabriel, 1949
- Lepidochrysops gydoaeLepidochrysops gydoaeThe Gydo Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is restricted to fynbos on the northern slopes of the Gydo Mountain and the Theronsberg in the West Cape....
Dickson & Wykeham, 1994 - Lepidochrysops handmani Quickelberge, 1980
- Lepidochrysops haveni Larsen, 1983
- Lepidochrysops hawkeri (Talbot, 1929)
- Lepidochrysops heathi Gardiner, 1998
- Lepidochrysops hypopoliaLepidochrysops hypopoliaLepidochrysops hypopolia, known as Morant's Blue , was a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It was endemic to South Africa. The species is only known from two complete male specimens, and one partial male specimen...
(Trimen, 1887) - Lepidochrysops ignotaLepidochrysops ignotaThe Zulu Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to Swaziland, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and Gauteng....
(Trimen, 1887) - Lepidochrysops intermedia (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops inyangae Pinhey, 1945
- Lepidochrysops irvingiLepidochrysops irvingiIrving’s Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is restricted to montane grassland in Swaziland and Mpumalanga....
(Swanepoel, 1948) - Lepidochrysops jacksoni van Someren, 1957
- Lepidochrysops jamesiLepidochrysops jamesiJames’s Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.The wingspan is 30–36 mm. Adults are on wing from September to early November...
Swanepoel, 1971 - Lepidochrysops jansei van Someren, 1957
- Lepidochrysops jefferyiLepidochrysops jefferyiJeffery's Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it known from grassland on the hills above Ulundi, Fairview and the Sheba Mines in Mpumalanga....
(Swierstra, 1909) - Lepidochrysops kennethi Kielland, 1986
- Lepidochrysops ketsiLepidochrysops ketsiThe Ketsi Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.The wingspan is 32-35 mm for males and 32-33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to March, with peaks in November and January...
Cottrell, 1965 - Lepidochrysops kilimanjarensis (Strand, 1909)
- Lepidochrysops kitale (Stempffer, 1936)
- Lepidochrysops koaena (Strand, 1911)
- Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997
- Lepidochrysops labeensis Larsen & Warren-Gash, 2000
- Lepidochrysops labwor van Someren, 1957
- Lepidochrysops lerothodiLepidochrysops lerothodiThe Lesotho Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found mainly found in Lesotho. In South Africa it is only found on high mountain peaks in the Golden Gate Highlands in the Limpopo Province, the Orange Free State and the East Cape.The wingspan is 32-36 mm for males and 33-38 mm for...
(Trimen, 1904) - Lepidochrysops letseaLepidochrysops letseaThe Free State Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, in the East Cape, the eastern part of the Orange Free State and Gauteng....
(Trimen, 1870) - Lepidochrysops leucon (Mabille, 1879)
- Lepidochrysops littoralisLepidochrysops littoralisThe Coastal Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.The wingspan is 34–36 mm for males and 36–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late August to December....
Swanepoel & Vári, 1983 - Lepidochrysops loewensteiniLepidochrysops loewensteiniLoewenstein’s Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa and Lesotho. It is mainly found in Lesotho and on the high slopes above Dulcie's Nek in the East Cape....
(Swanepoel, 1951) - Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961
- Lepidochrysops lotanaLepidochrysops lotanaThe Lotana Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known from two localities in the Limpopo Province, the western slope of the Ysterberg and from Moria to Serala Forest in the Wolkberg area.The wingspan is 42-44 mm for males and...
Swanepoel, 1962 - Lepidochrysops loveni (Aurivillius, 1922)
- Lepidochrysops lukenia van Someren, 1957
- Lepidochrysops lunulifer (Ungemach, 1932)
- Lepidochrysops mashuna (Trimen, 1894)
- Lepidochrysops mcgregoriLepidochrysops mcgregoriMcGregor’s Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in Succulent Karoo of the North Cape....
Pennington, 1970 - Lepidochrysops methymnaLepidochrysops methymnaThe Monkey Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.The wingspan is 35-40 mm for males and 33-42 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to January, but it is most common in November and December.The larvae feed on Selago fruticosa, Selago serrata and...
(Trimen, 1862) - Lepidochrysops michaeli Gardiner, 2003
- Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & Henning, 1983
- Lepidochrysops miniata Gardiner, 2004
- Lepidochrysops mpanda Tite, 1961
- Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961
- Lepidochrysops neavei (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops negus (C. & R. Felder, [1865])
- Lepidochrysops neonegus (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops nigeriae Stempffer, 1957
- Lepidochrysops nigritia Tite, 1959
- Lepidochrysops nyika Tite, 1961
- Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni Swanepoel & Vári, 1983
- Lepidochrysops oreasLepidochrysops oreasThe Peninsula Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it found in fynbos on the Swartberg range from the East Cape to Seweweekspoort and Klein Swartberg in the West Cape. It is also found on the Rooiberg.The wingspan is 24-38 mm for males and 27-38 mm for...
Tite, 1964 - Lepidochrysops ortygiaLepidochrysops ortygiaThe Koppie Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the hills in the East Cape, north through the lower parts of Lesotho to the Orange Free State, southern Mpumalanga and Gauteng....
(Trimen, 1887) - Lepidochrysops outeniquaLepidochrysops outeniquaThe Outeniqua Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in fynbos on the Outeniqua range in the West Cape....
Swanepoel & Vári, 1983 - Lepidochrysops pampolis (Druce, 1905)
- Lepidochrysops parsimon (Fabricius, 1775)
- Lepidochrysops patriciaLepidochrysops patriciaThe Patrician Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the West Cape to the East Cape and to KwaZulu-Natal, the Orange Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province, the North West Province and the North Cape.The wingspan is 35-44 mm for males and...
(Trimen, 1887) - Lepidochrysops peculiaris (Rogenhofer, 1891)
- Lepidochrysops penningtoniLepidochrysops penningtoniPennington's Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the Succulent Karoo of the North Cape....
Dickson, 1969 - Lepidochrysops pephredoLepidochrysops pephredoThe Estcourt Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from the grassy hills of the KwaZulu-Natal midlands....
(Trimen, 1889) - Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001
- Lepidochrysops pittawayi Larsen, 1983
- Lepidochrysops plebejaLepidochrysops plebejaThe Twin-spot Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and South Africa....
(Butler, 1898) - Lepidochrysops polydialecta (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops poseidonLepidochrysops poseidonBaviannskloof Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.The wingspan is 34–40 mm for males and 34–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late November to february....
Pringle, 1987 - Lepidochrysops praeteritaLepidochrysops praeteritaThe Highveld Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from Potchefstroom in the North West Province to Walkerville in Gauteng and Sasolburg in the Orange Free State....
Swanepoel, 1962 - Lepidochrysops pringleiLepidochrysops pringleiPringle's Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is restricted to the peaks of the Swartberg between Torenwater in the East Cape and Seweweekspoort in the West Cape....
Dickson, 1982 - Lepidochrysops proceraLepidochrysops proceraThe Potchefstroom Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from KwaZulu-Natal midlands to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province....
(Trimen, 1893) - Lepidochrysops pterou (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops puncticiliaLepidochrysops puncticiliaThe Mouse Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in the West Cape.The wingspan is 27-29 mm for males and 27-30 mm for females...
(Trimen, 1883) - Lepidochrysops quassi (Karsch, 1895)
- Lepidochrysops quickelbergeiLepidochrysops quickelbergeiQuickelberge's Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in fynbos on the northern slopes of the Gydo Mountain and the Waboomsberg in the West Cape....
Swanepoel, 1969 - Lepidochrysops reichenowi (Dewitz, 1879)
- Lepidochrysops rhodesensae (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops ringa Tite, 1959
- Lepidochrysops robertsoniLepidochrysops robertsoniRobertson’s Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the West Cape to the East Cape. It is also found in the Orange Free State and possibly in Gauteng....
Cottrell, 1965 - Lepidochrysops rossouwiLepidochrysops rossouwiRossouw’s Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is restricted to grassy escarpments near the Stoffberg, Dullstroom and Lydenburg in Mpumalanga....
Henning & Henning, 1994 - Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953
- Lepidochrysops skotios (Druce, 1905)
- Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, 1923)
- Lepidochrysops southeyaeLepidochrysops southeyaeSouthey’s Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in Nama Karoo in the East Cape....
Pennington, 1967 - Lepidochrysops stormsi (Robbe, 1892)
- Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935
- Lepidochrysops swanepoeliLepidochrysops swanepoeliSwanepoel's Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in montane grassland in the hills above Fairview and the Sheba Mines in Mpumalanga. There is also a single record from northern KwaZulu-Natal.The wingspan is 36-40 mm for males and...
Pennington, 1948 - Lepidochrysops swartbergensisLepidochrysops swartbergensisThe Swartberg Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it found in fynbos on the Swartberg range from the East Cape to Seweweekspoort and Klein Swartberg in the West Cape. It is also found on the Rooiberg.The wingspan is 32-36 mm for males and 34-38 mm for...
Swanepoel, 1969 - Lepidochrysops synchrematiza (Bethune-Baker, [1923])
- Lepidochrysops tantalusLepidochrysops tantalusThe King Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the Drakensberg foothills in the East Cape to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, Swaziland, then along the escarpment hills to Mpumalanga and Gauteng. It is also found in the Limpopo Province.The wingspan is 30-38 mm...
(Trimen, 1887) - Lepidochrysops titeiLepidochrysops titeiTite's Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the West Cape....
Dickson, 1976 - Lepidochrysops trimeniLepidochrysops trimeniTrimen’s Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the West Cape....
(Bethune-Baker, 1923) - Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971
- Lepidochrysops vansoniLepidochrysops vansoniVan Son’s Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Limpopo Province in South Africa, north to Botswana and Zimbabwe....
(Swanepoel, 1949) - Lepidochrysops variabilisLepidochrysops variabilisThe Variable Blue is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the Cape Peninsula, inland along the western mountains to southern Namaqualand, along the eastern Drakensberg to the East Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, the Orange Free State, Lesotho, Mpumalanga, the southern...
Cottrell, 1965 - Lepidochrysops vera Tite, 1961
- Lepidochrysops victoriLepidochrysops victoriVictor's Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known from four small areas on the Groot Winterberg in the East Cape....
Pringle, 1984 - Lepidochrysops victoriae (Karsch, 1895)
- Lepidochrysops violetta (Pinhey, 1945)
- Lepidochrysops wykehamiLepidochrysops wykehamiWykeham's Blue is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the hills of the Kamieskroon area in the North Cape....
Tite, 1964 - Lepidochrysops yvonnae Gardiner, 2004