Chrysoritis brooksi
| Brook's Opal | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. brooksi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis brooksi (Riley, 1938)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Brook's Opal (Chrysoritis brooksi) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 26–30 mm for males and 28–32 mm for females. Flight period is from September to April, occasionally as later as June.[2]
Larva feed on Thesium and Zygophyllum spp. They are associated with Crematogaster peringueyi ants.
Subspecies
- Chrysoritis brooksi brooksi (South Africa: Western Cape Province)
- Chrysoritis brooksi tearei (Dickson, 1966) (South Africa: Western Cape Province)
References
- ↑ Chrysoritis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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