- Chrysoritis brooksi
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Brook's Opal Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Chrysoritis Species: C. brooksi Binomial name Chrysoritis brooksi
Riley, 1938[1]Subspecies - C. b. brooksi
- C. b. tearei (Dickson, 1966)
Synonyms - Poecilmitis thysbe brooksi
Brook's Opal (Chrysoritis brooksi) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 26–30 mm for males and 28–32 mm for females. Flight period is from September to April, occasionally as later as June.[2]
Larva feed on Thesium and Zygophyllum spp. They are associated with Crematogaster peringueyi 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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