Chrysoritis braueri

Species of butterfly

Brauer's opal

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Lycaenidae
Genus:  | Chrysoritis
Species:  |

C. braueri

Binomial name
Chrysoritis braueri

(Pennington, 1967)[2]

Synonyms

* Poecilmitis braueri Pennington, 1967

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]

Larvae feed on Zygophyllum species and Myrsine africana. They are associated with Crematogaster species ants.

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. ^ 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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Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q4830721
* Wikispecies: Chrysoritis braueri
* GBIF: 10944573
* iNaturalist: 657724
* IUCN: 161341761
* NCBI: 2720738

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