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Lepidochrysops swartbergensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. swartbergensis
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969

Lepidochrysops swartbergensis, the Swartberg blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it found in fynbos on the Swartberg range from the Eastern Cape to Seweweekspoort and Klein Swartberg in the Western Cape. It is also found on the Rooiberg.

The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to February. There is one extended generation per year.

References

1. Williams, M.C. (2020) . "Lepidochrysops swartbergensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161318368A175063843. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161318368A175063843.en. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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.

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