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) | |
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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.
Sources
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Poecilmitis hyperion. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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