• Local names

• Language	Vernacular name
  English	Dark Opal

• Chrysoritis nigricans is a member of the clade Chrysoritis thysbe:

• Species	Author
  Chrysoritis aridus	(Pennington, 1953)
  Chrysoritis beaufortius	(Dickson, 1966)
  Chrysoritis beulah	(Quickelberge, 1966)
  Chrysoritis blencathrae	(Heath & Ball, 1992)
  Chrysoritis braueri	(Pennington, 1967)
  Chrysoritis brooksi	(Riley, 1938)
  Chrysoritis chrysaor	(Trimen, 1864)
  Chrysoritis daphne	(Dickson, 1975)
  Chrysoritis endymion	(Pennington, 1962)
  Chrysoritis nigricans	(Aurivillius, 1923)
  Chrysoritis orientalis	(Swanepoel, 1976)
  Chrysoritis palmus	(Stoll, 1781)
  Chrysoritis pelion	(Pennington, 1953)
  Chrysoritis penningtoni	(Riley, 1938)
  Chrysoritis perseus	(Henning, 1977)
  Chrysoritis plutus	(Pennington, 1967)
  Chrysoritis rileyi	Murayama & Okamura, 1973
  Chrysoritis swanepoeli	(de Nicéville, 1883)
  Chrysoritis thysbe	(Linnaeus, 1764)
  Chrysoritis trimeni	(Riley, 1938)
  Chrysoritis turneri	(Riley, 1938)
  Chrysoritis uranus	(Pennington, 1962)
  Chrysoritis violescens	(Dickson, 1971)

• Links

• Language	Website	Authors
  	African Butterfly Database

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