Chrysoritis uranus
| Uranus opal | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. uranus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis uranus (Pennington, 1962)[1] | |
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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
- Chrysoritis uranus uranus – South Africa: Western Cape
- Chrysoritis uranus schoemani (Heath, 1994) – South Africa: Western Cape
References
- ↑ Chrysoritis, Site of Markku Savela
- 1 2 Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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