The Ball's blue is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa.
Lepidochrysops variabilis, the variable blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Cape Peninsula, inland along the western mountains to southern Namaqualand, along the eastern Drakensberg to the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State, Lesotho, Mpumalanga, the southern Limpopo, then west to the central Limpopo, North West and the hills of Gauteng. It is also found in eastern Zimbabwe.
Lepidochrysops ignota, the Zulu blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng.
Lepidochrysops irvingi, the Irving's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is restricted to montane grassland in Swaziland and Mpumalanga.
Lepidochrysops grahami, Graham's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the north-eastern Eastern Cape.
Lepidochrysops procera, the Potchefstroom blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from KwaZulu-Natal midlands to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo Province and North West.
Lepidochrysops vansoni, the Van Son's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Limpopo in South Africa, north to Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Lepidochrysops glauca, the silvery blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the African tropics to South Africa.
Lepidochrysops erici is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Zambia.
Lepidochrysops evae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Zambia.
Lepidochrysops heathi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia. Adults feed from flowers, including Ocimum species. They have been recorded in October.
Lepidochrysops kocak, the giant blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland in hilly terrain.
Lepidochrysops loveni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Zambia and possibly Malawi and Angola. The habitat consists of open Brachystegia woodland at altitudes between 1,200 and 1,500 metres, as well as grass-topped low hill ranges.
Lepidochrysops michaeli is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Zambia.
Lepidochrysops neonegus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of areas with short grass in thornbush-Combretum savanna, Acacia savanna and open habitats at altitudes between 900 and 1,800 meters.
Lepidochrysops peculiaris, the peculiar blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of heavy woodland, coastal forests, grassland and grassy areas in savanna.
Lepidochrysops polydialecta, the lilac giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in northern Senegal, Mali, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon, southern Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lomami), northern and eastern Kenya, Somalia and possibly Uganda. The habitat consists of rocky areas in dry savanna and the Sahel.
Lepidochrysops pterou is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of rocky hillsides and the tops of low rocky outcrops with sparse grass and lamiates and stunted vegetation. Subspecies suk is found on rocky hills and in sparse grass-lamiate areas in savanna under thorn trees and Combretum species.
Lepidochrysops quassi, the tailed blue giant Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon. Its habitat consists of open areas in the forest zone.
Lepidochrysops yvonnae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia. The habitat consists of open marshland in wooded grassland.
