Chrysoritis zonarius

Donkey daisy copper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species:
C. zonarius
Binomial name
Chrysoritis zonarius
(Riley, 1938)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phasis zeuxo zonarius Riley, 1938
  • Chrysoritis coetzeri Dickson & Wykeham, 1994 – Coetzer's daisy copper[2]

Chrysoritis zonarius, the donkey daisy copper or Coetzer's daisy copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, along the coast and inland from the Cape Peninsula, north-west to Paleisheuwel and Lambert's Bay and along the hills to the Western Cape.

The wingspan measures 18–22 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. The adult butterflies are active from September to November. There is one generation of this species per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Chrysanthemoides incana. They are attended to by Crematogaster peringueyi ants.[2]

Subspecies

  • Chrysoritis zonarius zonarius (South Africa: Western Cape)
  • Chrysoritis zonarius coetzeri Dickson & Wykeham, 1994 (South Africa: Northern Cape)

References

  1. ^ Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ a b c Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.


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