Tsomo River Copper
| Tsomo River Copper | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. lyncurium |
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| Chrysoritis lyncurium (Trimen, 1868) | |
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The Tsomo River Copper or Tsomo River Opal (Chrysoritis lyncurium) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found from the northern East Cape to southern KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 23–26 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January.[1]
The larvae feed on Myrsine and Diospyros species. They are attended to by Crematogaster ants.
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Poecilmitis lyncurium. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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