Chrysoritis Pelion

Machacha opal
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chrysoritis
Species:	C. pelion
Binomial name
	Chrysoritis pelion; (Pennington, 1953)
Synonyms
	Poecilmitis pelion Pennington, 1953;

Short description: Species of butterfly

Chrysoritis pelion, the Machacha opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa . Terblanche and van Hamburg state "due to their intricate life histories and the unique wing patterns and colouring the butterflies of the genus Chrysoritis are of significant conservation and aesthetic value".^[3]

The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 22–30 mm for females. Flight period has several broods from October to March.^[4]

References

↑ Cockburn, K.N.A. 2020. Chrysoritis pelion (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T159915A175057668. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T159915A175057668.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2021.
↑ Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Terblanche, Reinier; Hamburg, Huib (2004-12-19). "The application of life history information to the conservation management of Chrysoritis butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in South Africa". Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science 47. doi:10.4102/koedoe.v47i1.75. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/47295707.
↑ 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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[1] Cockburn, K.N.A. 2020. Chrysoritis pelion (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T159915A175057668. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T159915A175057668.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2021.

[2] Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[3] Terblanche, Reinier; Hamburg, Huib (2004-12-19). "The application of life history information to the conservation management of Chrysoritis butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in South Africa". Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science 47. doi:10.4102/koedoe.v47i1.75. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/47295707.

[Woodhall-4] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

Machacha opal
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chrysoritis
Species:	C. pelion
Binomial name
*Chrysoritis pelion* (Pennington, 1953)^[2]
Synonyms
Poecilmitis pelion Pennington, 1953