Cupreous blue | |
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male and wing undersides | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Eicochrysops |
Species: | E. messapus
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Binomial name | |
Eicochrysops messapus | |
Synonyms | |
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Eicochrysops messapus, the cupreous blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. [2] It is found in Africa. In South Africa it is rare and only known from the northern part of the Limpopo province and northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 17–22 mm for males and 17–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas, with peaks in October and March. In cooler areas it is not found from April to September. [3]
The larvae probably feed on Thesium species.
Cupreous blue | |
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male and wing undersides | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Eicochrysops |
Species: | E. messapus
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Binomial name | |
Eicochrysops messapus | |
Synonyms | |
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Eicochrysops messapus, the cupreous blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. [2] It is found in Africa. In South Africa it is rare and only known from the northern part of the Limpopo province and northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 17–22 mm for males and 17–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas, with peaks in October and March. In cooler areas it is not found from April to September. [3]
The larvae probably feed on Thesium species.