Biology:Chrysoritis hyperion

Short description: Species of butterfly

Chrysoritis hyperion
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chrysoritis
Species:	C. hyperion
Binomial name
Chrysoritis hyperion (Dickson, 1975)
Synonyms
Poecilmitis hyperion Dickson, 1975

Chrysoritis hyperion is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa . It is mostly treated as a subspecies of Chrysoritis swanepoeli.

Sources

• Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Poecilmitis hyperion". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T17849A7557466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17849A7557466.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17849/7557466. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4882598 entry