Euchrysops barkeri
Species of butterfly
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Euchrysops barkeri, the Barker's smoky blue or Barker's Cupid, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Euchrysops |
| Species: | E. barkeri |
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| Euchrysops barkeri | |
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Description
Habitat and behavior
It is found in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and from Sierra Leone to Tanzania. In South Africa it is found from the East Cape along the KwaZulu-Natal coast and in Limpopo province.
Life cycle
The female oviposits at the stem of Sphenostylis angustifolia (Fabaceae). The egg is pale sky-blue with a sparkling pearlescent lustre.[3]
The larvae feed on Crotalaria and Rhynchosia species and Vigna unguiculata.
