Lepidochrysops procera

Lepidochrysops procera, the Potchefstroom blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo Province and North West.

Potchefstroom blue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species:
L. procera
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops procera
(Trimen, 1893)[2]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena procera Trimen, 1893
  • Catochrysops procera
  • Cupido procerus
  • Catochrysops procerus
  • Neochrysops procera

The wingspan is 28–34 mm for males and 29–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Becium grandiflorum, Ocimum canum and Lippia scaberrima.

References
  1. Dobson, J.C.H.; Dobson, C.M. (2020). "Lepidochrysops procera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161319657A168304931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161319657A168304931.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  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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