- Chrysoritis plutus
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Plutus Opal Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Chrysoritis Species: C. plutus Binomial name Chrysoritis plutus
(Pennington, 1967)[1]Synonyms - Poecilmitis plutus
Plutus Opal (Chrysoritis plutus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 26–35 mm for females. Flight period is two broods from August to December and Jabuary to April.[2]
Larva feed on Thesium 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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