Chrysoritis blencathrae: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Chrysoritis
Species
Chrysoritis blencathrae
Scientific Name
Chrysoritis blencathrae

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Chrysoritis blencathrae

Chrysoritis blencathrae, the Waaihoek opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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).

The larvae feed on Dimorphotheca venusta. They are attended by Crematogaster ants.

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