Chrysoritis penningtoni
| Pennington's Opal | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. penningtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis penningtoni (Riley, 1938) | |
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Pennington's Opal (Chrysoritis penningtoni) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found on the high slopes of the Amatolas in the East Cape.
The wingspan is 18–22 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to March, with a peak in December.[1]
The larvae are associated with ants of the Crematogaster genus.
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Poecilmitis penningtoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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