Chrysoritis

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

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]

Species

Species of the genus include:[3]

The chrysaor species group:

The chrysantas species group:

The oreas species group:

The pyroeis species group:

The thysbe species group:

The zeuxo species group:

Poecilmitis

Formerly separated in genus Poecilmitis:

References

  1. ↑ Genus Chrysoritis, Lepindex
  2. 1 2 3 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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