Lepidochrysops braueri
Lepidochrysops braueri, the Brauer's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it found in fynbos on the Swartberg range from the Eastern Cape to Seweweekspoort and Klein Swartberg in the Western Cape. It is also found on the Rooiberg.
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| Lepidochrysops braueri Dickson, 1966[2] | |
The wingspan is 33–37 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to January. There is one generation per year.[3]
References
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- Williams, M.C. 2020. Lepidochrysops braueri (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161340111A175073086. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161340111A175073086.en. Downloaded on 09 August 2021.
- Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- 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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