Chrysoritis phosphor

Chrysoritis phosphor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species: C. phosphor
Binomial name
Chrysoritis phosphor
(Trimen, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zeritis phosphor Trimen, 1866
  • Bowkeria phosphor
  • Bowkeria phosphor borealis Quickelberge, 1972

The Scarce Scarlet or Golden Flash (Chrysoritis phosphor) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 26–31 mm for females. Adults are on year round, but mainly in November and April.[2]

The associated ant species is unknown but is suspected to be an arboreal Crematogaster species.[3]

Subspecies

References

  1. Chrysoritis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
  3. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 1)
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