Chrysoritis beulah
Chrysoritis beulah, the Beulah's opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa.
| Beulah's opal | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. beulah |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis beulah (Quickelberge, 1966)[2] | |
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The wingspan is 30–32 millimetres (1.2–1.3 in) for males and 32–34 millimetres (1.3–1.3 in) for females. It has multiple broods over its flight period from October to February.[3]
References
- Edge, D.A. & Terblanche, R.F. 2020. Chrysoritis beulah (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161277A175058553. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161277A175058553.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2021.
- Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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