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词条 Lepidochrysops tantalus
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| image =
| image_caption =
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Lepidoptera
| familia = Lycaenidae
| genus = Lepidochrysops
| species = L. tantalus
| binomial = Lepidochrysops tantalus
| binomial_authority = (Trimen, 1887)[1]
| synonyms =
  • Lycaena tantalus Trimen, 1887
  • Cupido tantalus
  • Neochrysops tantalus

}}

Lepidochrysops tantalus, the king blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Drakensberg foothills in the Eastern Cape to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, Swaziland, then along the escarpment hills to Mpumalanga and Gauteng. It is also found in Limpopo.

The wingspan is 30–38 mm for males and 34–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Becium grandiflorum.

References

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1. ^Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. ^{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}
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4 : Butterflies described in 1887|Lepidochrysops|Butterflies of Africa|Taxa named by Roland Trimen

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