Tsomo River copper

Tsomo River copper

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chrysoritis
Species:	C. lyncurium
Binomial name
*Chrysoritis lyncurium* (Trimen, 1868)
Synonyms
Zeritis lyncurium Trimen, 1868 Poecilmitis lyncurium

Chrysoritis lyncurium, the Tsomo River copper or Tsomo River opal, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found from the northern Eastern 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, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Poecilmitis lyncurium. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.

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