Chrysoritis pan, the Pan opal, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the Western Cape, the Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape.
| Pan opal | |
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| Set of C. p. pan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. pan
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis pan (Pennington, 1962)
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The wingspan is 20–28 mm for males and 22–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to May, with peaks from October to November and from February to March.[1]
The larvae feed on Osteospermum species, Chrysanthemoides incana and Zygophyllum retrofractum. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.
Subspecies edit
- Chrysoritis pan pan (South Africa: Western Cape)
- Chrysoritis pan lysander (Pennington, 1962) (South Africa: Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape)
- Chrysoritis pan henningi (Bampton, 1981) (South Africa: Western Cape)
References edit
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- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Poecilmitis pan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17854A7567157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17854A7567157.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.