Chrysoritis trimeni
Chrysoritis trimeni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Chrysoritis |
Species: | C. trimeni
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Binomial name | |
Chrysoritis trimeni (Riley, 1938)
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Chrysoritis trimeni, the Trimen's opal, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the Northern Cape.
The wingspan is 26–30 mm for males and 28–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to March, with a peak in November.[2]
The larvae feed on Zygophyllum species. They are attended to by Crematogaster ants.
References[]
- Notes
- ^ Bode, J. (2020). "Chrysoritis trimeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T17859A168312636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T17859A168312636.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- Bibliography
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Butterflies described in 1938
- Chrysoritis
- Endemic butterflies of South Africa
- Taxa named by Norman Denbigh Riley
- Aphnaeinae stubs