| Drakensburg Copper | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. oreas |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis oreas (Trimen, 1891) |
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The Drakensburg Copper or Drakensburg Daisy Copper (Chrysoritis oreas) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in montane Grassland in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills.
The wingspan is 21-23 mm for males and 22-24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late September to mid November. There is one generation per year.[1]
The larvae feed on Thesium species. They are attended to by Myrmicaria nigra ants.