Lepidochrysops pringlei

Lepidochrysops pringlei, the Pringle's blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is restricted to the peaks of the Swartberg between Torenwater in the Eastern Cape and Seweweekspoort in the Western Cape.

Lepidochrysops pringlei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lepidochrysops
Species:	L. pringlei
Binomial name
Lepidochrysops pringlei Dickson, 1982

The wingspan is 30–34 mm for males and 36–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from early October to late November. There is one generation per year.^[2]