Chrysoritis turneri, the Turner's opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. turneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis turneri | |
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The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 33–40 mm for females. Adults are on year from September to April, with peaks in October and February (for C. t. turneri) and December (for C. t. amatola).[2]
The larvae feed on Zygophyllum species, Dimorphotheca cuneata and Osteospermum. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.
Subspecies
edit- Chrysoritis turneri turneri (Western Cape, southern Namaqualand)
- Chrysoritis turneri amatola (Dickson & McMaster, 1967) (Eastern Cape, Lesotho)
- Chrysoritis turneri wykehami (Dickson, 1980) (South Africa: Northern Cape)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Chrysoritis turneri.
- ^ Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.