Chrysoritis pelion

Chrysoritis pelion, the Machacha opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa.

Machacha opal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species:
C. pelion
Binomial name
Chrysoritis pelion
(Pennington, 1953)[1]
Synonyms
  • Poecilmitis pelion Pennington, 1953

The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 22–30 mm for females. Flight period has several broods from October to March.[2]

References

  1. Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.


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