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Beaufort Opal (''Chrysoritis beaufortius'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found only in South Africa. The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 32–38 mm for females. Flight period has one brood from August to February.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 Larvae feed on ''Dimorphotheca cuneata''. They are associated with ''Crematogaster peringueyi'' ants. ==Subspecies== *''Chrysoritis beaufortius beaufortius'' (South Africa: Western Cape Province) *''Chrysoritis beaufortius charlesi'' (Dickson, 1970) (South Africa: Northern Cape Province) *''Chrysoritis beaufortius stepheni'' (Dickson, 1978) (South Africa: Northern Cape Province) *''Chrysoritis beaufortius sutherlandensis'' Heath & Pringle, 2007 (South Africa: Northern Cape Province) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chrysoritis beaufortius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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