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Chrysoritis orientalis
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chrysoritis orientalis, the eastern opal, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found on the southern Drakensberg in KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 18–22 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January, with a peak in December. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Thesium species. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.
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