Chrysoritis phosphor
Chrysoritis phosphor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Chrysoritis |
Species: | C. phosphor |
Binomial name | |
Chrysoritis phosphor (Trimen, 1866)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Chrysoritis phosphor, the scarce scarlet or golden flash, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 26–31 mm for females. Adults are on year-round, but mainly in November and April.[2]
The associated ant species is unknown but is suspected to be an arboreal Crematogaster species.[3]
Subspecies
- Chrysoritis phosphor phosphor (Eastern Cape)
- Chrysoritis phosphor borealis (Quickelberge, 1972) (KwaZulu-Natal midlands and Mpumalanga)
References
- ↑ Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 1)
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