Chrysoritis perseus
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| Perseus opal | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. perseus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis perseus (Henning, 1977)[2]
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Chrysoritis perseus, the Perseus opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa.
Description
[edit | edit source]The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 26–30 mm for females. Flight period is two broods from August to March, peaking November.[3]
Habitat and behavior
[edit | edit source]Larvae feed on Zygophyllum species.
The pupae are found under host plant Atriplex bolusii and tended to by the ants specie Crematogaster peringueyi.[4]
References
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