Chrysoritis pelion
| Machacha Opal | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. pelion |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis pelion (Pennington, 1953)[1] | |
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Machacha Opal (Chrysoritis pelion) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 22–30 mm for females. Flight period has several broods from October to March.[2]
References
- ↑ Chrysoritis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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