patrician blue

English

Etymology

From translingual (Lepidochrysops) patricia (the species' taxonomic name) +‎ -an +‎ blue (butterfly of family "Lycaenidae").

Noun

patrician blue (plural patrician blues)

1. Lepidochrysops patricia, a species of blue-winged butterfly in the family Lycaenidae found in South Africa.

Related terms

(Lepidochrysops butterflies)

• Arabian giant Cupid (Lepidochrysops arabicus)
• Badham's blue (Lepidochrysops badhami)
• Ball's blue (Lepidochrysops balli)
• Barnes' blue (Lepidochrysops barnesi)
• southern blue (Lepidochrysops australis)
• star blue, brilliant blue (Lepidochrysops asteris)
• Wineland blue (Lepidochrysops bacchus)