Chrysoritis hyperion

Chrysoritis hyperion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species: C. hyperion
Binomial name
Chrysoritis hyperion
(Dickson, 1975)
Synonyms
  • Poecilmitis hyperion Dickson, 1975

Chrysoritis hyperion is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. It is mostly treated as a subspecies of Chrysoritis swanepoeli.

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