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Chrysoritis pelion

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Chrysoritis pelion

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Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chrysoritis

Rank
  
Species

Chrysoritis pelion, the Machacha opal, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found only in South Africa.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 22–30 mm for females. Flight period has several broods from October to March.

References

Chrysoritis pelion Wikipedia