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Burnished opal

Chrysoritis chrysaor

Description:

Black spots on upper side vary from colony to colony. Underside color vary from reddish brown to brown buff. Larvae associated with Crematogaster nr liengmei ants.

Habitat:

Fynbos, Nama karoo and montane grassland

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1 Comment

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Lovely spotting

Fanie
Spotted by
Fanie

Swartland Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Oct 6, 2012
Submitted on Aug 9, 2013

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