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Swanepoel's Opal (''Chrysoritis swanepoeli'') is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the Swartberg Pass and Schoemanskloof, the Groot Swartberg, the Huis River Pass and Gamkaskloof in the Western Cape. The wingspan is 23–26 mm for males and 24–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January. There is one extended generation per year.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Thesium'' species and ''Tylecodon paniculata''. They are attended to by ''Crematogaster liengmei'' ants. ==Subspecies== *''Chrysoritis swanepoeli swanepoeli'' (South Africa: Western Cape Province) *''Chrysoritis swanepoeli hyperion'' (Dickson, 1975) (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 swanepoeli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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