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Lepidochrysops ignota (Zulu Blue)

Synonyms: Lycaena ignota

Wikipedia Abstract

The Zulu Blue (Lepidochrysops ignota) 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. The wingspan is 27–29 mm for males and 27–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Ocimum species. Third and later instar larvae feed on the brood of Camponotus niveosetus ants.
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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