Chrysoritis oreas
| Drakensberg copper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. oreas |
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| Chrysoritis oreas (Trimen, 1891) | |
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Chrysoritis oreas, the Drakensberg copper or Drakensberg daisy copper, is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in montane grassland in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills.
The wingspan is 21–23 mm for males and 22–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late September to mid-November. There is one generation per year.[1]
The larvae feed on Thesium species. They are attended to by Myrmicaria nigra ants.
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Chrysoritis oreas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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