Chrysoritis pyramus

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Pyramus opal
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species:
C. pyramus
Binomial name
Chrysoritis pyramus
(Pennington, 1953)
Synonyms
  • Poecilmitis pyramusPennington, 1953
  • Poecilmitis balliDickson & Henning, 1981

Chrysoritis pyramus, the Pyramus opal, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found on the northern slopes of the Swartberg, the Kammanassie Mountains and the Langeberg in the Western Cape.

The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 32–38 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January, with a peak in November. There is one extended generation per year. [1]

The larvae feed on Thesium , Osteospermum asperulum and Dimorphotheca montana . They are attended to by Crematogaster peringueyi ants.

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References

  1. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.