Chrysoritis zonarius
| Donkey Daisy Copper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. zonarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis zonarius (Riley, 1938)[1] | |
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The Donkey Daisy Copper or Coetzer's Daisy Copper (Chrysoritis zonarius) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, along the coast and inland from the Cape Peninsula, north-west to Paleisheuwel and Lambert’s Bay and along the hills to the West Cape.
The wingspan is 18–22 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Chrysanthemoides incana. They are attended to by Crematogaster peringueyi ants.[2]
Subspecies
- Chrysoritis zonarius zonarius (South Africa: Western Cape Province)
- Chrysoritis zonarius coetzeri Dickson & Wykeham, 1994 (South Africa: Northern Cape Province)
References
- ↑ Chrysoritis, Site of Markku Savela
- 1 2 3 Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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