Chrysoritis blencathrae (Heath & Ball 1992)
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https://doi.org/10.4314/met.v34i1.02 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15738419 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/744C87AA-E74A-D749-FF78-266B794FFDA5 |
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Felipe |
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Chrysoritis blencathrae (Heath & Ball 1992) |
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Chrysoritis blencathrae (Heath & Ball 1992)
Poecilmitis blencathrae Heath & Ball 1992: 86 .
Holotype: NHM, London. Type locality: Waaihoek Mt., Ceres and only known from this one locality.
A well defined montane species very similar in appearance to C. e. endymion but lacking iridescence and structural colouring. Both sexes fly together. MPT upper montane slopes. Host ant: Crem. amabilis . Juvenile stages: Fig. 7C View Figure 7 in HEA23 & Fig. 14 View Figure 14 here.
Conservation status: LC – Rare.
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Museuo Provincial de Teurel |
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Papilionoidea |
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Chrysoritis blencathrae (Heath & Ball 1992)
| Heath, Alan 2023 |
Poecilmitis blencathrae
| Heath & Ball 1992: 86 |