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Chrysoritis pyroeis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Chrysoritis pyroeis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chrysoritis

Rank
  
Species

Chrysoritis pyroeis

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Chrysoritis pyroeis, the sand-dune opal, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 22–31 mm for males and 25–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to April with peaks from September to October and in February. There are several generations per year.

The larvae feed on Zygophyllum flexuosum and Thesium species. They are attended to by Myrmicaria nigra ants.

Subspecies

  • Chrysoritis pyroeis pyroeis (Western Cape, along the west coast to the Northern Cape and along the south coast to Stilbaai)
  • Chrysoritis pyroeis hersaleki (Dickson, 1970) (fynbos in coastal hills near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape)
  • References

    Chrysoritis pyroeis Wikipedia