Chrysoritis phosphor

Chrysoritis phosphor
Chrysoritis phosphor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species: C. phosphor
Binomial name
Chrysoritis phosphor
(Trimen, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zeritis phosphor Trimen, 1866

The Scarce Scarlet or Golden Flash (Chrysoritis phosphor) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 24-28 mm for males and 26-31 mm for females. Adults are on year round, but mainly in November and April.[2]

Subspecies

  • Chrysoritis phosphor phosphor (East Cape)
  • Chrysoritis phosphor borealis (Quickelberge, 1972) (KwaZulu-Natal midlands and Mpumalanga)

References

  1. ^ Chrysoritis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
Stub icon This Theclinae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.