Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Chrysoritis oreas | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chrysoritis Rank Species | |
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Similar Chrysoritis, Chrysoritis pan, Chrysoritis nigricans, Chrysoritis uranus | ||
Chrysoritis oreas, the Drakensberg copper or Drakensberg daisy copper, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in montane grassland in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills.
The wingspan is 21–23 mm for males and 22–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late September to mid-November. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Thesium species. They are attended to by Myrmicaria nigra ants.
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