Lepidochrysops letsea

Lepidochrysops letsea, the Free State blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, in the Eastern Cape, which is the eastern part of the Free State and Gauteng.

Lepidochrysops letsea
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Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. letsea
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops letsea (Trimen, 1870)[2]
Synonyms
Lycaena letsea Trimen, 1870 Cupido letsea Neochrysops letsea

The wingspan is 33–35 mm for males and 32–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January. There is one extended generation per year.^[3]

The larvae feed on Hemizygia pretoriae.