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词条 Chrysoritis thysbe
释义

  1. Subspecies

  2. References

{{Speciesbox
| name = Opal copper
| image = Lycaenidae Chrysoritis Copper Butterfly IMG 1999s.jpg
| image_caption = Possibly Chrysoritis thysbe
| image2 = Lycaenidae Chrysoritis Copper Butterfly IMG 2001s.jpg
| image2_caption = Possibly Chrysoritis thysbe
| genus = Chrysoritis
| species = thysbe
| authority = (Linnaeus, 1764)[1]
| synonyms =
  • Papilio thysbe Linnaeus, 1764
  • Papilio nais Cramer, 1775
  • Papilio splendens Swainson, 1833
  • Phasis osbecki Aurivillius, 1882
  • Poecilmitis psyche Pennington, 1967
  • Poecilmitis bamptoni Dickson, 1976
  • Poecilmitis lyndseyae Henning, 1979
  • Poecilmitis thysbe schloszae Dickson, 1994
  • Poecilmitis whitei Dickson, 1994
  • Poecilmitis mithras Pringle, 1995

}}

Chrysoritis thysbe, the opal copper or common opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 24–32 mm for males and 23–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks in October and March.[2]

The larvae feed on Chrysanthemoides incana, C. monilifera, Osteospermum polygaloides, Lebeckia plukenetiana, Aspalathus, Zygophyllum and Thesium species. They are attended to by Crematogaster peringueyi ants.

Subspecies

  • Chrysoritis thysbe (nominate subspecies)

Range: Cape Peninsula to Mossel Bay, north to Lamberts Bay, inland to Piketberg and Citrusdal

  • Chrysoritis thysbe subsp. osbecki (Aurivillius, 1882)
  • Chrysoritis thysbe subsp. psyche (Pennington, 1967)

Range: from Bitterfontein south to Nardouwsberg in the Western Cape

  • Chrysoritis thysbe subsp. bamptoni (Dickson, 1976)

Range: Hondeklipbaai area, inland to Wallekraal in the Northern Cape

  • Chrysoritis thysbe subsp. chloszae (Dickson, 1994)

Range: Moorreesburg area in the Western Cape

  • Chrysoritis thysbe subsp. whitei (Dickson, 1994)

Range: Port Elizabeth area in the Eastern Cape

  • Chrysoritis thysbe subsp. mithras (Pringle, 1995)

Range: Stilbaai to Brenton-on-Sea in the Western Cape

References

1. ^Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. ^{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}
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3 : Butterflies described in 1764|Chrysoritis|Endemic butterflies of South Africa

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