| Chrysoritis felthami | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. felthami |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis felthami (Trimen, 1904)[1] |
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Feltman's Opal (Chrysoritis felthami) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 22-27 mm for males and 23-33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to April. With peaks in October and February. There are several generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Zygophyllum flexuosum and Zygophyllum sessilifolium. They are attended to by Crematogaster peringueyi ants.