Chrysoritis stepheni

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Chrysoritis stepheni
Chrysoritis (beaufortius) stepheni, stel.jpg
Set of C. (b.) stepheni
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C. stepheni
Binomial name
Chrysoritis stepheni
(Dickson, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Poecilmitis stepheniDickson, 1978

Chrysoritis stepheni is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa. It is mostly treated as a subspecies of Chrysoritis beaufortius .

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