The wingspan is 22–29 mm for males and 25–30 mm for females. Adults are mainly on wing from September to November and from February to April, but may be found year-round. There are two main generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Rhynchosia totta, Vigna tenuis and Vigna unguiculata.
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euchrysops, osiris, osiris, smoky, blue, african, cupid, butterfly, family, lycaenidae, found, southern, arabia, madagascar, comoro, islands, africa, south, sahara, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaord. Euchrysops osiris the Osiris smoky blue or African Cupid is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae It is found in southern Arabia Madagascar the Comoro Islands and Africa south of the Sahara Euchrysops osirisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily LycaenidaeGenus EuchrysopsSpecies E osirisBinomial nameEuchrysops osiris Hopffer 1855 1 SynonymsLycaena osiris Hopffer 1855 Lycaena anubis Snellen 1872 Lycaena anubis var phoa Snellen 1872 Lycaena pyrrhops Mabille 1877 Catochrysops cuprescens Sharpe 1898 Euchrysops osiris f australis Hulstaert 1924 Euchrysops osiris orientalis Hulstaert 1924The wingspan is 22 29 mm for males and 25 30 mm for females Adults are mainly on wing from September to November and from February to April but may be found year round There are two main generations per year 2 The larvae feed on Rhynchosia totta Vigna tenuis and Vigna unguiculata References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euchrysops osiris nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Euchrysops osiris Euchrysops Woodhall Steve 2005 Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa Cape Town South Africa Struik ISBN 978 1 86872 724 7 This Polyommatini related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Euchrysops osiris amp oldid 1060493323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
