Orachrysops nasutus
Orachrysops nasutus, the nosy blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.
| Orachrysops nasutus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Orachrysops |
| Species: | O. nasutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orachrysops nasutus Henning & Henning, 1994[2] | |
The wingspan is 30–38 mm for males and 25–39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January. There is one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Indigofera cuneifolia.
Subspecies
- Orachrysops nasutus nasutus (high altitude montane grassland in the Amatolas and the southern Drakensberg in the Eastern Cape)
- Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & Henning, 1994 (Lesotho to the south-eastern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg)
References
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- Edge, D.A., Patel, T. & Van Der Colff, D. 2022. Orachrysops nasutus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T162640632A162640634. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T162640632A162640634.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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