Chrysoritis uranus
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| Uranus opal | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. uranus
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| Chrysoritis uranus (Pennington, 1962)[1]
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Chrysoritis uranus, the Uranus opal, is a lycaenid butterfly that is found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 24–30 mm for males and 25–32 mm for females. Flight period has several broods from October to April.[2]
The larvae feed on Centella, Aspalathus, and Zygophyllum species. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.[2]
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- Chrysoritis uranus uranus – South Africa: Western Cape
- Chrysoritis uranus schoemani (Heath, 1994) – South Africa: Western Cape
References
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- ^ Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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