Poecilmitis orientalis

Poecilmitis orientalis
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Poecilmitis
Species:	P. orientalis
Binomial name
Poecilmitis orientalis Swanepoel, 1976
Synonyms
Chrysoritis orientalis

The Eastern Opal (Poecilmitis orientalis) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found on the southern Drakensberg in KwaZulu-Natal.

The wingspan is 18-22 mm for males and 20-24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January, with a peak in December. There is one generation per year.^[1]

The larvae feed on Thesium species. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.

References

1. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

• Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Poecilmitis orientalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.

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