Chrysoritis midas
| Chrysoritis midas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. midas |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis midas (Pennington, 1962)[1] | |
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The Midas Opal (Chrysoritis midas) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is found from the Roggeveld escarpment to Nuweveldberge in the West Cape.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 25–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Diospyros austro-africana. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.
References
- ↑ Chrysoritis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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