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Orachrysops Vári in Vári & Kroon, 1986

Orachrysops Vári, 1986; in Vári & Kroon, Lep. Soc. S. Afr. 1986: ix, TS: Lycaena niobe Trimen
Orachrysops (Polyommatini) ; [AfrL]

Orachrysops ariadne (Butler, 1898)

Natal. See [About maps] Catachrysops ariadne Butler, 1898; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898 : 193, pl. 20, f. 3-4, TL: Natal
Neochrysops ariadne ; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4) : 283, pl. 15, f. 4, pl. 26, f. 4
Euchrysops ariadne ; [BAFR, 556]
Lepidochrysops ariadne ; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 2]
Orachrysops ariadne ; [AfrL]

Larva on Indigofera astraglina [PBSA]

Orachrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, [1923])

Natal, Transvaal. See [About maps] Neochrysops lacrimosa Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4) : 281, TL: Newcastle, Natal
Neochrysops lacrimosa var. major Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4) : 282, TL: Newcastle, Natal
Euchrysops lacrimosa ; [BAFR, 556]
Lepidochrysops lacrimosa ; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 11]
Orachrysops lacrimosa ; [AfrL]

Larva on Indigofera sp. [PBSA]

Orachrysops niobe (Trimen, 1862)

S.Cape (Knysna) - Natal, Lesotho. See [About maps] Lycaena niobe Trimen, 1862; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 1 (3) : 282, TL: Knysna, Cape
Neochrysops niobe ; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4) : 280, pl. 12, f. 1, pl. 15, f. 2, pl. 26, f. 2
Euchrysops niobe ; [BAFR, 556]
Lepidochrysops niobe ; [BOW: pl. 124, f. 11 (text only)]
Orachrysops niobe ; [AfrL]

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References:

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[AfrL]

Mark C. Williams; Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); Afrototropical Butterflies; e-mail: Mark C. Williams

[BAFR]

D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region

[BOW]

Lewis, 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[PBSA]

Dickson, C.G.C (ed.), Kroon, D.M.; Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa; AD. DONKER 1978

Some related literature:

Bethune-Baker, [1923]

Monograph of the genus Catochrysops Boisd. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4) : 275-366, pl. 12-32

Butler, 1898

On the Lepidopterous insects collected by G.A.K. Marshall in Natal and Mashonaland in 1895 and 1897 Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898 : 186-201, pl. 20

Trimen, 1862

On some New Species of South African Butterflies Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 1 (3) : 279-291

Vári in Vári & Kroon, 1986

Southern African Lepidoptera Lep. Soc. S. Afr. 1986: 1-198

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