Chrysoritis orientalis
Chrysoritis orientalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Chrysoritis |
Species: | C. orientalis |
Binomial name | |
Chrysoritis orientalis (Swanepoel, 1976) | |
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The Eastern Opal (Chrysoritis orientalis) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found on the southern Drakensberg in KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 18–22 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January, with a peak in December. There is one generation per year.[1]
The larvae feed on Thesium species. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Poecilmitis orientalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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