Lepidochrysops badhami

Lepidochrysops badhami
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. badhami
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops badhami van Son, 1956

Lepidochrysops badhami, the Badham's blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.^[1] It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in Succulent Karoo to the east of Springbok in the Northern Cape.^[1] The wingspan is 28–32 millimetres (1.1–1.3 in) for males and 29–32 mm (1.1–1.3 in) for females.^{[citation needed]} Adults are on wing from September to October.^{[citation needed]} There is one generation per year.^[2] The larvae feed on Pelargonium dasyphyllum.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Williams, M.C. (2020). "Lepidochrysops badhami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T11542A175056499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T11542A175056499.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. 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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