Tsomo River copper
Species of butterfly
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The Tsomo River copper or Tsomo River opal (Chrysoritis lyncurium) is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found from the northern Eastern Cape to southern KwaZulu-Natal.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. lyncurium |
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| Chrysoritis lyncurium (Trimen, 1868) | |
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The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 23–26 mm for females. Adults are on wing from December to January.[2]
The larvae feed on Myrsine and Diospyros species. They are attended to by Crematogaster ants.
