Koppie blue
Lepidochrysops ortygia
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Insects
Lepidochrysops ortygia, the koppie blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the hills in the Eastern Cape, north through the lower parts of Lesotho to the Free State and southern Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Lepidochrysops