Chrysoritis brooksi
| Brook's opal | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. brooksi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis brooksi (Riley, 1938)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chrysoritis brooksi, the Brook's opal, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 26–30 mm for males and 28–32 mm for females. Its flight period is from September to April, occasionally as late as June.[2]
Larva feed on Thesium and Zygophyllum species. They are associated with Crematogaster peringueyi ants.
Subspecies
- Chrysoritis brooksi brooksi (South Africa: Western Cape Province)
- Chrysoritis brooksi tearei (Dickson, 1966) (South Africa: Western Cape Province)
References
- ↑ Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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