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Lepidochrysops letsea (Free State Blue)

Synonyms: Lycaena letsea

Wikipedia Abstract

The Free State Blue (Lepidochrysops letsea) 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. The wingspan is 33–35 mm for males and 32–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January. There is one extended generation per year. The larvae feed on Hemizygia pretoriae.
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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