Eicochrysops messapus, the cupreous blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa. In South Africa it is rare and only known from the northern part of the Limpopo province and northern KwaZulu-Natal.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cupreous Blue being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Euchrysops osiris
- Euchrysops malathana
- Cupidopsis cissus
- Euchrysops barkeri
- Euchrysops cnejus
- Cupidopsis jobates
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Eicochrysops
- Species
- Eicochrysops messapus
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