Dickson's copper or Dickson's strandveld copper (Chrysoritis dicksoni) is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known inland from Witsand in a single spot in fynbos. Previously, it was also found north of Cape Town. It is sometimes separated in the monotypic genus Oxychaeta.[citation needed]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. dicksoni
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| Chrysoritis dicksoni (Gabriel, 1947)
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The wingspan is 26–35 mm for males and 33–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late July to mid-September. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed through trophallaxis from Crematogaster peringueyi ants.
References
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- ^ Edge, D.A. (2020). "Chrysoritis dicksoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T15767A168308879. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T15767A168308879.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.