Biology:Chrysoritis brooksi
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Brook'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. brooksi
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis brooksi (Riley, 1938)[1]
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Chrysoritis brooksi, the Brook's opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa .
The wingspan is 26–30 mm for males and 28–32 mm for females. Its flight period is from September to April, occasionally as late as June.[2]
Larvae feed on Thesium and Zygophyllum species. They are associated with Crematogaster peringueyi ants.
Subspecies
- Chrysoritis brooksi brooksi (South Africa: Western Cape Province)
- Chrysoritis brooksi tearei (Dickson, 1966) (South Africa: Western Cape Province)
References
- ↑ 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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chrysoritis brooksi. |
Wikidata ☰ Q4830769 entry
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