Orachrysops warreni
| Orachrysops warreni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Orachrysops |
| Species: | O. warreni
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| Binomial name | |
| Orachrysops warreni Henning & Henning, 1994[1]
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| Mpumalanga, South Africa, where Verloren Valei Nature Reserve is located | |
| Verloren Valei Nature Reserve, the only known range of O. warreni, in Mpumalanga | |
Orachrysops warreni, the Warren's blue or Lost Valley Cupid, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa and endemic to the Verloren Valei Nature Reserve in Mpumalanga, where it is only known from one hillside.[2]
The species is named after R.T. Warren and his family, who discovered the butterfly while on surveys together in December 1988 and December 1989.[2]
Its wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 32–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January. There is one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Indigofera species.
References
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- ^ Orachrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ a b Willis, Christopher K.; Edge, David A. (3 February 2015). "Oviposition and mating behaviour in Orachrysops warreni G.A. & S.F. Henning, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), in Mpumalanga, South Africa" (PDF). Metamorphosis: Lepidopterists' Society of Africa. 26.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.