Chrysoritis

Chrysoritis, commonly called opals or coppers, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae found mainly in southern Africa and particularly South Africa.[2]

Chrysoritis
C. pan subsp. lysander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Butler, [1897][1]
Synonyms
  • Bowkeria Quickelberge, 1972
  • Nais Swainson, 1833 (non Müller, 1771; preoccupied)
  • Oxychaeta Tite & Dickson, 1973
  • Poecilmitis Butler, 1899

Species

Species of the genus include:[3]

The chrysaor species group:

The chrysantas species group:

The oreas species group:

  • Chrysoritis dicksoni (Gabriel, 1947) – Dickson's copper or Dickson's strandveld copper
  • Chrysoritis oreas (Trimen, 1891) – Drakensberg copper or Drakensberg daisy copper

The pyroeis species group:

The thysbe species group:

The zeuxo species group:

Poecilmitis

Formerly separated in genus Poecilmitis:

  • Poecilmitis adonis now C. adonis
  • Poecilmitis aureus now C. aureus
  • Poecilmitis azurius now C. azurius
  • Poecilmitis balli now C. pyramus balli
  • Poecilmitis daphne now C. daphne
  • Poecilmitis endymion now C. endymion
  • Poecilmitis henningi now C. pan henningi
  • Poecilmitis hyperion now C. swanepoeli hyperion
  • Poecilmitis irene now C. irene
  • Poecilmitis kaplani now C. beaufortius stepheni
  • Poecilmitis lyncurium now C. lyncurium
  • Poecilmitis lyndseyae now C. thysbe bamptoni
  • Poecilmitis orientalis now C. orientalis
  • Poecilmitis pan now C. pan
  • Poecilmitis penningtoni now C. penningtoni
  • Poecilmitis pyramus now C. pyramus
  • Poecilmitis rileyi now C. rileyi
  • Poecilmitis stepheni now C. beaufortius stepheni
  • Poecilmitis swanepoeli now C. swanepoeli
  • Poecilmitis trimeni now C. trimeni
  • Poecilmitis wykehami now C. turneri wykehami
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References

  1. Genus Chrysoritis, Lepindex
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
  3. Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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