Orachrysops montanus, the Golden Gate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from montane grassland in the Golden Gate Highlands.
Orachrysops montanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Orachrysops |
Species: | O. montanus
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Binomial name | |
Orachrysops montanus Henning & Henning, 1994[2]
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The wingspan is 28–36 mm for males and 24–30 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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- ^ Williams, M.C. (2020). "Orachrysops montanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161317981A168305249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161317981A168305249.en. Retrieved 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.