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Chrysoritis violescens (Violet Opal)

Synonyms: Poecilmitis violescens

Wikipedia Abstract

Violet Opal (Chrysoritis violescens) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found only in South Africa. The wingspan is 26–30 mm for males and 30–38 mm for females. Flight period is from August to December. The larvae feed on Dimorphotheca cuneata. 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