Chrysoritis uranus
| Uranus Opal | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. uranus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis uranus (Pennington, 1962)[1] | |
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Uranus Opal (Chrysoritis uranus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 24–30 mm for males and 25–32 mm for females. Flight period has several broods from October to April.[2]
The larvae feed on Centella, Aspalathus, and Zygophyllum spp. They are attended to Crematogaster liengmei ants.[2]
Subspecies
- Chrysoritis uranus uranus (South Africa: Western Cape Province)
- Chrysoritis uranus schoemani (Heath, 1994) (South Africa: Western Cape Province)
References
- ↑ Chrysoritis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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