Chrysoritis plutus
| Plutus opal | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. plutus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis plutus (Pennington, 1967)[2]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Chrysoritis plutus, the Plutus opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 26–35 mm for females. Flight period is two broods from August to December and January to April.[3]
Larvae feed on the Thesium species. They are associated with Crematogaster peringueyi ants.
References
- ^ Edge, D.A. & Terblanche, R.F. 2020. Chrysoritis plutus (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161338093A175072325. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161338093A175072325.en. Downloaded on 08 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.
Wikispecies has information related to Chrysoritis plutus.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chrysoritis plutus.