Dickson's Copper
| Dickson's Copper | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. dicksoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis dicksoni (Gabriel, 1947) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Dickson's Copper or Dickson's Strandveld Copper (Chrysoritis dicksoni) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known inland from Witsand in a single spot in Fynbos. Previously, it was also found north of Cape Town. It is sometimes separated in the monotypic genus Oxychaeta.
The wingspan is 26–35 mm for males and 33–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late July to mid September. There is one generation per year.[1]
The larvae feed through trophallaxis from Cremogaster peringueyi ants.
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Oxychaeta dicksoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Dickson's Copper |
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dickson's Copper. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 24, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.