Chrysoritis blencathrae
| Chrysoritis blencathrae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. blencathrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis blencathrae (Heath & Ball, 1992)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Chrysoritis blencathrae, the Waaihoek opal, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the peaks of the Waaihoek and Sybasberg in the Western Cape.
The wingspan is 26–36 mm for males and 30–37 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April, with peaks in October and February (for C. b. turneri) and December (for C. b. amatola).[2]
The larvae feed on Dimorphotheca venusta. They are attended by Crematogaster ants.
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.
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Chrysoritis blencathrae |
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chrysoritis blencathrae. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/29/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.