Chrysoritis uranus

Uranus opal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species: C. uranus
Binomial name
Chrysoritis uranus
(Pennington, 1962)[1]
Synonyms
  • Poecilmitis uranus Pennington, 1962
  • Poecilmitis uranus schoemani Heath, 1994

Chrysoritis uranus, commonly known as the Uranus opal, is a lycaenid butterfly that is found only in South Africa.

The wingspan is 24–30 mm for males and 25–32 mm for females. Flight period has several broods from October to April.[2]

The larvae feed on Centella, Aspalathus, and Zygophyllum spp. They are attended to Crematogaster liengmei ants.[2]

Subspecies

References

  1. Chrysoritis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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