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The Pan Opal (''Chrysoritis pan'') is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the West Cape, the North Cape and the East Cape. The wingspan is 20–28 mm for males and 22–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to May, with peaks from October to November and from February to March.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Osteospermum'' species, ''Chrysanthemoides incana'' and ''Zygophyllum retrofractum''. They are attended to by ''Crematogaster liengmei'' ants. ==Subspecies== *''Chrysoritis pan pan'' (South Africa: Western Cape Province) *''Chrysoritis pan lysander'' (Pennington, 1962) (South Africa: Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province) *''Chrysoritis pan henningi'' (Bampton, 1981) (South Africa: Western 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 pan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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