Chrysoritis phosphor
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| Chrysoritis phosphor | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. phosphor
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis phosphor (Trimen, 1866)
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Chrysoritis phosphor, the scarce scarlet or golden flash, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Roland Trimen in 1866.[1] It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 26–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, but mainly in November and April.[2]
The associated ant species is unknown but is suspected to be an arboreal Crematogaster species.[3]
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- Chrysoritis phosphor phosphor (Eastern Cape)
- Chrysoritis phosphor borealis (Quickelberge, 1972) (KwaZulu-Natal midlands and Mpumalanga)
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