Chrysoritis braueri
| Brauer's opal | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. braueri
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis braueri (Pennington, 1967)[2]
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Chrysoritis braueri, the Brauer's opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 21–26 mm for females. Its flight period is from August to November and February to April in two broods.[3]
Larva feed on Zygophyllum species and Myrsine africana. They are associated with Crematogaster species ants.
References[]
- ^ Edge, D.A. & Terblanche, R.F. 2020. Chrysoritis braueri (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161341761A175073644. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161341761A175073644.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2021.
- ^ Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Butterflies described in 1967
- Chrysoritis
- Endemic butterflies of South Africa
- Aphnaeinae stubs