Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Lycaenidae > Harpendyreus > Harpendyreus noquasa

Harpendyreus noquasa (Marsh Blue)

Synonyms: Lycaena noquasa

Wikipedia Abstract

The Marsh Blue (Harpendyreus noquasa) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, north along the escarpment to Mpumalanga. The wingspan is 17–23 mm for males and 18–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to March in two main generations, one in spring (from September to November) and again in late summer (in March). The larvae feed on Alchemilla capensis.
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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