Chrysoritis beulah

Beulah's Opal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species: C. beulah
Binomial name
Chrysoritis beulah
(Quickelberge, 1966)[1]
Synonyms
  • Poecilmitis beulah Quickelberge, 1966

Beulah's Opal (Chrysoritis beulah) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found only in South Africa.

The wingspan is 30–32 mm for males and 32–34 mm for females. Flight period has multiple broods from October to February.[2]

References

  1. Chrysoritis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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