Lepidochrysops poseidon

Baviaanskloof blue
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. poseidon
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops poseidon
Pringle, 1987[2]

Lepidochrysops poseidon, the Baviaanskloof blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 34–40 mm for males and 34–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late November to February.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Lepidochrysops poseidon. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
  2. Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.


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