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Chrysoritis braueri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Chrysoritis braueri

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Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chrysoritis

Rank
  
Species

Chrysoritis braueri, the Brauer's opal, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family 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.

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

References

Chrysoritis braueri Wikipedia