Chrysoritis pyroeis
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Sand-dune opal | |
|---|---|
| File:Chrysoritis pyroeis hersaleki, stel.jpg | |
| Set of C. p. hersaleki | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. pyroeis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis pyroeis | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Chrysoritis pyroeis, the sand-dune opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 22–31 mm for males and 25–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to April with peaks from September to October and in February. There are several generations per year.
The larvae feed on Zygophyllum flexuosum and Thesium species. They are attended to by Myrmicaria nigra ants.[2]
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- Chrysoritis pyroeis pyroeis (Western Cape, along the west coast to the Northern Cape and along the south coast to Stilbaai)
- Chrysoritis pyroeis hersaleki (Dickson, 1970) (fynbos in coastal hills near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape)
References
[edit | edit source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value)..
Wikispecies has information related to Chrysoritis pyroeis.
- ^ Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Taxonbar at line 165: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).