Lepidochrysops balli

Ball's blue
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lepidochrysops
Species: L. balli
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops balli
Dickson, 1985[1]

The Ball's blue (Lepidochrysops balli) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 32–34 mm for males and 34–36 mm for females. Adults are on the wing from late November to February.[3]

The larvae feed on Selago divaricata. They burrow into the immature flower-buds of their host plant and consume the interior.[4]

References

  1. Lepidochrysops, funet.fi
  2. Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Lepidochrysops balli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
  3. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
  4. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 2)


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