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Common opal

Chrysoritis thysbe thysbe

Description:

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

Habitat:

Fynbos covered hills and dunes.

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2 Comments

Fanie
Fanie 10 years ago

Thank you Daniele :-)

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Beautiful species rautenbachf! So nice to discover butterflies from your area.

Fanie
Spotted by
Fanie

Swartland Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Dec 19, 2012
Submitted on Aug 17, 2013

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