Poecilmitis pyramus

Poecilmitis pyramus
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Poecilmitis
Species:	P. pyramus
Binomial name
Poecilmitis pyramus Pennington, 1953
Synonyms
Chrysoritis pyramus

Pyramus Opal (Poecilmitis pyramus) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found on the northern slopes of the Swartberg, the Kammanassie Mountains and the Langeberg in the West Cape.

The wingspan is 32-36 mm for males and 32-38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January, with a peak in November. There is one extended generation per year.^[1]

The larvae feed on Thesium, Osteospermum asperulum and Dimorphotheca montana. They are attended to by Crematogaster peringueyi ants.

References

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

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

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