25-29 mm
29-31 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishDaphne's Opal
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Santalaceae Thesium
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Poecilmitis daphne Dickson, 1975
- Chrysoritis daphne is a member of the clade Chrysoritis thysbe:
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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
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Language Website Authors
African Butterfly Database
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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| Extinct | |
| Extinct in the wild | |
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| Least Concern | |
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| Legally protected | |
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