Phasis braueri
| Phasis braueri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Phasis |
| Species: | P. braueri |
| Binomial name | |
| Phasis braueri Dickson, 1968[1] | |
Brauer’s Arrowhead (Phasis braueri) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the West Cape to Queenstown in the East Cape.
The wingspan is 32–42 mm for males and 36–45 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to January, with a peak in November.[2]
The larvae feed on Rhus longispina and Melianthus species. They are associated with ants of the Crematogaster genus.[3]
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- ↑ Phasis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)