- Chrysoritis braueri
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Brauer's Opal Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Chrysoritis Species: C. braueri Binomial name Chrysoritis braueri
(Pennington, 1967)[1]Synonyms - Poecilmitis braueri
Brauer's Opal (Chrysoritis braueri) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 21–26 mm for females. Flight period has two broods from August to November and February to April.[2]
Larva feed on Zygophyllum spp. and Myrsine africana. They are associated with Crematogaster spp. ants.
References
- ^ Chrysoritis, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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