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Phasis pringlei (Butterfly)

Wikipedia Abstract

Pringle's Arrowhead (Phasis pringlei) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the Roggeveld escarpment of the North Cape. The wingspan is 32–38 mm for males and 36–43 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to December with a peak in November. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Melianthus (including Melianthus major) and Rhus species. They are associated with the ant species Crematogaster peringueyi.
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Prey / Diet

Melianthus major (Giant Honey Flower)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0