Chrysoritis endymion
| Chrysoritis endymion | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. endymion |
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| Chrysoritis endymion (Pennington, 1962) | |
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The Endymion Opal (Chrysoritis endymion) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.
The wingspan is 30–34 mm for males and 30–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to January. There is one extended generation per year.[1]
The larvae feed on Thesium and Thesidium species. They are attended to by Crematogaster peringueyi ants.
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Poecilmitis endymion. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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