Phasis clavum

Namaqua arrowhead

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Phasis
Species:	P. clavum
Binomial name
*Phasis clavum* Murray, 1935^[1]
Synonyms
Phasis thero var. clavum Murray, 1935

Phasis clavum, the Namaqua arrowhead, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.

The wingspan is 29-39.5 mm for males and 35–44 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to November and sometimes January.^[2]

The larvae feed on Rhus and Melianthus species. They are associated with ants of the Crematogaster genus.^[3]

Subspecies

Phasis clavum clavum (Namibia, South Africa: Western Cape through Namaqualand to the Northern Cape)
Phasis clavum erythema Quickelberge, 1980 (Roggeveld near Sutherland)

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↑ Phasis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)

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