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Orachrysops brinkmani
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Orachrysops
Species:	O. brinkmani
Binomial name
Orachrysops brinkmani Heath, 1997

Orachrysops brinkmani, the Brinkman's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from fynbos in the Western Cape.

The wingspan is 24–38 mm for males and 28–39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November.

The larvae probably feed on Indigofera declinata.

This butterfly was first discovered by Tony Brinkman, lately the custodian of the Classics Faculty and Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge.

References

1. Edge, D.A. (2020). "Orachrysops brinkmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161320433A168301612. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161320433A168301612.en. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
2. Orachrysops 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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