Poecilmitis irene
| Chrysoritis irene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. irene |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis irene (Pennington, 1968) | |
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Irene's Opal (Chrysoritis irene) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in fynbos on the Du Toit's Kloof mountains and Rivieronderendberge in the West Cape.
The wingspan is 30–32 mm for males and 32–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to April, with peaks in November and March. There are multiple generations per year.[1]
The larvae probably feed on Dimorphotheca species.
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Poecilmitis irene. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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