Chrysoritis blencathrae
Topic: Biology
From Handwiki - Reading time: 1 minShort description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. blencathrae
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| Chrysoritis blencathrae (Heath & Ball, 1992)[2]
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Chrysoritis blencathrae, the Waaihoek opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa , where it is known from the peaks of the Waaihoek and Sybasberg in the Western Cape.
The wingspan is 26–36 mm for males and 30–37 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April, with peaks in October and February (for C. b. turneri) and December (for C. b. amatola).[3]
The larvae feed on Dimorphotheca venusta. They are attended by Crematogaster ants.
References
- ↑ Rautenbach, F. (2020). "Chrysoritis blencathrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161337239A168306501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161337239A168306501.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161337239/168306501. Retrieved 18 November 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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