Orachrysops nasutus, the nosy blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.

Orachrysops nasutus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Orachrysops
Species:
O. nasutus
Binomial name
Orachrysops nasutus
Henning & Henning, 1994[2]

The wingspan is 30–38 mm for males and 25–39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January. There is one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Indigofera cuneifolia.

Subspecies

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  • Orachrysops nasutus nasutus (high altitude montane grassland in the Amatolas and the southern Drakensberg in the Eastern Cape)
  • Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & Henning, 1994 (Lesotho to the south-eastern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg)

References

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  1. ^ Edge, D.A.; Patel, T.; Van Der Colff, D. (2022). "Orachrysops nasutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T162640632A162640634. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T162640632A162640634.en. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ Orachrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.