Actizera lucida

Actizera lucida, the rayed blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from eastern and southern Africa to Kenya. It is also found on Madagascar. In South Africa it is widespread from the West Cape to the Orange Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province.

Actizera lucida
Isalo National Park, Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Actizera
Species:	A. lucida
Binomial name
Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
Lycaena lucida Trimen, 1883

The wingspan is 15–23 mm for males and 17–25 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, but are more common in summer.^[2]

The larvae feed on Oxalis, Argyrolobium, Rhynchosia and Crotolaria lanceolata.

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