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
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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
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- ^ Edge, D.A.; Terblanche, R.F. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Chrysoritis beulah". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161277A175058553. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161277A175058553.en. Retrieved 8 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.