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The Water Opal (''Chrysoritis palmus'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is 21–29 mm for males and 25–31 mm for females. Adults of ssp. ''palmus'' are on year from September to April, with a peak in December. The peak for ssp. ''margueritae'' is January to March. There are several generations per year.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Aspalathus sarcantha'', ''Aspalathus carnosa'', ''Chrysanthemoides monilifera'', ''Berzelia intermedia'', ''Berzelia lanuginosa'' and ''Berzelia abrotanoides''. They are attended to by ''Crematogaster peringueyi'' ants. ==Subspecies== *''Chrysoritis palmus palmus'' (West Cape) *''Chrysoritis palmus margueritae'' (Dickson, 1982) (West Cape to East Cape) 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 palmus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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