Chrysoritis pelion
| Machacha opal | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. pelion
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis pelion (Pennington, 1953)[1]
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Chrysoritis pelion, the Machacha opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 22–30 mm for females. Flight period has several broods from October to March.[2]
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.
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