Chrysoritis felthami

Chrysoritis felthami
Chrysoritis felthami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species: C. felthami
Binomial name
Chrysoritis felthami
(Trimen, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zeritis felthami Trimen, 1904

Feltman's Opal (Chrysoritis felthami) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 22-27 mm for males and 23-33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to April. With peaks in October and February. There are several generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Zygophyllum flexuosum and Zygophyllum sessilifolium. They are attended to by Crematogaster peringueyi ants.

Subspecies

  • Chrysoritis felthami felthami (coastal fynbos in West Cape)
  • Chrysoritis felthami dukei (Dickson, 1967) (Steinkopf area in North Cape to West Cape)

References

  1. ^ Chrysoritis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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