| Violet Opal | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. violescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis violescens (Dickson, 1971)[1] |
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Violet Opal (Chrysoritis violescens) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 26–30 mm for males and 30–38 mm for females. Flight period is from August to December.[2]
The larvae feed on Dimorphotheca cuneata. They are attended to by Crematogaster peringueyi ants.[2]