Biology:Chrysoritis braueri
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Brauer's opal | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. braueri
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis braueri (Pennington, 1967)[2]
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Chrysoritis braueri, the Brauer's opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa .
The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 21–26 mm for females. Its flight period is from August to November and February to April in two broods.[3]
Larvae feed on Zygophyllum species and Myrsine africana. They are associated with Crematogaster species ants.
References
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- ↑ Edge, D.A.; Terblanche, R.F. (2020). "Chrysoritis braueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161341761A175073644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161341761A175073644.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161341761/175073644. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ↑ Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q4830721 entry
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