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Chrysoritis midas

Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Chrysoritis midas, the Midas opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is found from the Roggeveld escarpment to Nuweveldberge in the Western Cape.

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The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 25–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Diospyros austro-africana. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.

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