The Wineland blue (''Lepidochrysops bacchus'') is a species of
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is
endemic to South Africa, where it is found from the
Western Cape to the
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...
.
The
wingspan is 22–29 mm for males and 24–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to January. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Selago fruticosa'' and ''
Selago geniculata''.
References
Butterflies described in 1938
Lepidochrysops
Endemic butterflies of South Africa
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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