21-27 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishWestern Sorrel Copper
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Polygalaceae Persicaria undulata Polygalaceae Rumex lanceolatus
- Lycaena orus is a member of the clade Lycaena orus:
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Species Author Lycaena clarki Clark & Dickson, 1971 Lycaena orus (Cramer, 1780)
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |