Orachrysops nasutus

Orachrysops nasutus, the nosy blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.

Orachrysops nasutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Orachrysops
Species:
O. nasutus
Binomial name
Orachrysops nasutus
Henning & Henning, 1994[1]

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.[2]

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)
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References
  1. Orachrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  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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