Phasis clavum

Phasis clavum, the Namaqua arrowhead, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.

Phasis clavum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Phasis
Species:	P. clavum
Binomial name
Phasis clavum Murray, 1935[1]
Synonyms
Phasis thero var. clavum Murray, 1935

The wingspan is 29-39.5 mm for males and 35–44 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to November and sometimes January.^[2]

The larvae feed on Rhus and Melianthus species. They are associated with ants of the genus Crematogaster.^[3]

Subspecies

• Phasis clavum clavum (Namibia, South Africa: Western Cape through Namaqualand to the Northern Cape)
• Phasis clavum erythema Quickelberge, 1980 (Roggeveld near Sutherland)