Chrysoritis bamptoni

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Chrysoritis bamptoni
Chrysoritis (thysbe) bamptoni, stel.jpg
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C. bamptoni
Binomial name
Chrysoritis bamptoni
(Dickson, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Poecilmitis bamptoniDickson, 1976

Chrysoritis bamptoni is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa. It is now mostly considered a subspecies of Chrysoritis thysbe .

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