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Sabi smoky blue
Euchrysops dolorosa
Euchrysops dolorosa, the Sabi smoky blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern part of the Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Limpopo province, and the North West province.
The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 23–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to March depending on spring rains. There are several generations per year.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 665167.