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The Ketsi Blue (''Lepidochrysops ketsi'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is 32–35 mm for males and 32–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to March, with peaks in November and January. There are two generations per year.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Selago'' species, including ''Selago corymbosa'' and ''Selago geniculata'' and ''Salvia'' species. ==Subspecies== *''Lepidochrysops ketsi ketsi'' (West Cape, along the East Cape mountains to Lesotho, the Orange Free State, the KwaZulu-Natal hills and highveld in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province) *''Lepidochrysops ketsi leucomacula'' Henning & Henning, 1994 (coastal grassland and savannah in the East Cape and KwaZulu-Natal) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lepidochrysops ketsi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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