Chrysoritis chrysantas
| Chrysoritis chrysantas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. chrysantas |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis chrysantas (Trimen, 1868)[1] | |
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Chrysoritis chrysantas, the Karoo daisy copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the Northern Cape to the Western Cape.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and 27–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to November and from March to May. There are two generations per year.[2]
References
- ↑ Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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