Chrysoritis hyperion
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | C. hyperion
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis hyperion (Dickson, 1975)
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Chrysoritis hyperion is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa. It is mostly treated as a subspecies of Chrysoritis swanepoeli.
Sources[]
- Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Poecilmitis hyperion". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17849A7557466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17849A7557466.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Chrysoritis
- Butterflies described in 1975
- Endemic butterflies of South Africa
- Aphnaeinae stubs