Orachrysops mijburghi
Orachrysops mijburghi, the Mijburgh's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from highland grassveld in the Free State.
| Orachrysops mijburghi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Orachrysops |
| Species: | O. mijburghi |
| Binomial name | |
| Orachrysops mijburghi Henning & Henning, 1994[2] | |
The wingspan is 31–39 mm for males and 32–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to December and from January to March. There are two generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Indigofera evansiana.
References
- Dobson, J.C.H. & Dobson, C.M. 2020. Orachrysops mijburghi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161320521A168314038. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161320521A168314038.en. Accessed on 11 August 2023.
- Orachrysops 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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