Chrysoritis beaufortius

Beaufort opal
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chrysoritis
Species:	C. beaufortius
Binomial name
	Chrysoritis beaufortius; (Dickson, 1966)[1]
Synonyms
	Poecilmitis beaufortius Dickson, 1966; Poecilmitis stepheni Dickson, 1966; Poecilmitis kaplani Henning, 1979;

Chrysoritis beaufortius, the Beaufort opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa.

The wingspan is 32–36 mm for males and 32–38 mm for females. The flight period is from August to February in one brood.[2]

Larvae feed on Dimorphotheca cuneata. They are associated with Crematogaster peringueyi ants.

Subspecies

Chrysoritis beaufortius beaufortius – South Africa: Western Cape
Chrysoritis beaufortius charlesi (Dickson, 1970) – South Africa: Northern Cape
Chrysoritis beaufortius stepheni (Dickson, 1978) – South Africa: Northern Cape
Chrysoritis beaufortius sutherlandensis Heath & Pringle, 2007 – South Africa: Northern Cape

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.

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