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Lycaena ortygia

Synonyms: Lepidochrysops ortygia (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Koppie blue (Lepidochrysops ortygia) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the hills in the Eastern Cape, north through the lower parts of Lesotho to the Free State, southern Mpumalanga and Gauteng. The wingspan is 35–40 mm for males and 33–42 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to April, with peaks in December or March depending on rains. There are possibly multiple generations per year. The larvae feed on Selago geniculata.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0