Lepidochrysops jefferyi

Lepidochrysops jefferyi
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. jefferyi
Binomial name
	Lepidochrysops jefferyi; (Swierstra, 1909)[2]
Synonyms
	Lycaena jefferyi Swierstra, 1909; Neochrysops jefferyi;

Lepidochrysops jefferyi, the Jeffery's blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it known from grassland on the hills above Ulundi, Fairview and the Sheba Mines in Mpumalanga.

The wingspan is 38–44 mm for males and 42–46 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Becium grandiflorum.

References

Garcia, M.A., Figuerola, C. & Grant, T.D. (2020). "Lepidochrysops jefferyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T11544A168312041. Retrieved 12 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Lepidochrysops 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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[iucn-1] Garcia, M.A., Figuerola, C. & Grant, T.D. (2020). "Lepidochrysops jefferyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T11544A168312041. Retrieved 12 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.