Chrysoritis hyperion

Chrysoritis hyperion is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa. It is mostly treated as a subspecies of Chrysoritis swanepoeli.

Chrysoritis hyperion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Chrysoritis
Species:
C. hyperion
Binomial name
Chrysoritis hyperion
(Dickson, 1975)
Synonyms
  • Poecilmitis hyperion Dickson, 1975

Sources
  • Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Poecilmitis hyperion". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T17849A7557466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17849A7557466.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.


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