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Poecilmitis pan Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Poecilmitis Species: P. pan Binomial name Poecilmitis pan
Pennington, 1962Synonyms - Chrysoritis pan
The Pan Opal (Poecilmitis pan) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the West Cape, the North Cape and the East Cape.
The wingspan is 20-28 mm for males and 22-32 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to May, with peaks from October to November and from February to March.[1]
The larvae feed on Osteospermum species, Chrysanthemoides incana and Zygophyllum retrofractum. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.
References
- ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Poecilmitis pan. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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