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Chrysoritis felthami (Feltham's Opal)

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Feltham's Opal (Chrysoritis felthami) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is 22–27 mm for males and 23–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to April. With peaks in October and February. There are several generations per year. The larvae feed on Zygophyllum flexuosum and Zygophyllum sessilifolium. They are attended to by Crematogaster peringueyi ants.
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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