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Lepidochrysops lerothodi (Lesotho Blue)

Synonyms: Lycaena lerothodi

Wikipedia Abstract

The Lesotho Blue (Lepidochrysops lerothodi) 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 females. Adults are on wing from January to February. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Selago flanaganii.
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Prey / Diet

Selago flanaganii[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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