Chrysoritis trimeni

Species of butterfly

Chrysoritis trimeni

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]

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

C. trimeni

Binomial name
Chrysoritis trimeni

(Riley, 1938)

Synonyms

* Poecilmitis thysbe trimeni Riley, 1938

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]

## References[edit]

Notes

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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: Q4961367
* Wikispecies: Chrysoritis trimeni
* GBIF: 11074655
* iNaturalist: 657761
* IUCN: 17859
* NCBI: 2720767

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