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Chrysoritis daphne

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Poecilmitis daphne

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chrysoritis

Rank
  
Species

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Chrysoritis daphne, the Daphne's opal, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found on the southern slopes of the Kammanassie Mountains in the Western Cape.

The wingspan is 25–29 mm for males and 29–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to February. There is one extended generation per year.

The larvae feed on Thesium species. They are attended by Crematogaster liengmei ants.

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Chrysoritis daphne Wikipedia