Blue Jewel Copper

Chrysoritis nigricans

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

Chrysoritis nigricans, the dark opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa. The wingspan is 22–33 mm for males and 23–38 mm for females. Flight period is multi-brooded from September to April, peaking October/November and March.

Distribution

Blue Jewel Copper — (c) Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Nicola van Berkel · CC-BY-SA

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Sources and credits

Photo(c) Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Nicola van Berkel · CC-BY-SA DescriptionChrysoritis nigricans, Wikipedia contributors

Blue Jewel Copper

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