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Chrysoritis turneri

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Chrysoritis turneri, the Turner's opal, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 33–40 mm for females. Adults are on year from September to April, with peaks in October and February (for C. t. turneri) and December (for C. t. amatola).

The larvae feed on Zygophyllum species, Dimorphotheca cuneata and Osteospermum. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.

Subspecies

  • Chrysoritis turneri turneri (Western Cape, southern Namaqualand)
  • Chrysoritis turneri amatola (Dickson & McMaster, 1967) (Eastern Cape, Lesotho)
  • Chrysoritis turneri wykehami (Dickson, 1980) (South Africa: Northern Cape)
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    Chrysoritis turneri Wikipedia


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