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5 0 Dark opal

Dark opal

by FanieWestern Cape, South Africa

1 0 Common Opal

Common Opal

by JeffCrocombeCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

0 0 Burnished Opal

Burnished Opal

by JeffCrocombeLangeberg Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

2 0 Feltham's opal

Feltham's opal

by rautenbachfCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Endemic to South Africa. Larvae associated with Crematogaster peringueyi ants. ...

1 1 Sand-dune opal

Sand-dune opal

by rautenbachfWestern Cape, South Africa

Sand dunes and rocky hillsides. Fynbos and succulent karoo.

1 0 Jitterbug opal

Jitterbug opal

by FanieCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Very active little butterfly, from there the common name. Always on or near its ...

2 2 Common opal

Common opal

by rautenbachfSwartland Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Copper wings with blue bases and opalescent sheen. Six subspecies all endemic ...

0 0 Donkey opal

Donkey opal

by rautenbachfCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Endemic to South Africa. Always on or near food plant, Chrysanthemoides incana. ...

0 1 Burnished opal

Burnished opal

by rautenbachfSwartland Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Black spots on upper side vary from colony to colony. Underside color vary from ...

1 1 Water opal

Water opal

by rautenbachfDrakenstein Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Deep copper-orange. Heavily marked underside. Can occur in large numbers in ...

0 0 Plutus Opal

Plutus Opal

by JeffCrocombeLangeberg Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Plutus Opal (Chrysoritis plutus) is a ...

4 0 Uranus opal

Uranus opal

by FanieBreede River DC, Western Cape, South Africa

Male. Small (24-30mm) and fast flying. Silvery blue covers large part of the ...

1 1 Irene’s Opal

Irene’s Opal

by JeffCrocombeDrakenstein Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

This is a male - females have a greatly reduced area of bluish-white on the ...

2 2 Water Opal

Water Opal

by Neilen JoyceKnysna Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Wingspan male: 21-29 mm Female: 25-31 mm. Deep copper-orange. underside heavily ...

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