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Chrysoritis pan (Pan Opal)

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The Pan Opal (Chrysoritis pan) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the West Cape, the North Cape and the East Cape. The wingspan is 20–28 mm for males and 22–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to May, with peaks from October to November and from February to March. The larvae feed on Osteospermum species, Chrysanthemoides incana and Zygophyllum retrofractum. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei 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