Chrysoritis zonarius, the donkey daisy copper or Coetzer's daisy copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, along the coast and inland from the Cape Peninsula, north-west to Paleisheuwel and Lambert's Bay and along the hills to the Western Cape.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoritis |
| Species: | C. zonarius
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoritis zonarius | |
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The wingspan is 18–22 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Chrysanthemoides incana. They are attended to by Crematogaster peringueyi ants.[2]
Subspecies
edit- Chrysoritis zonarius zonarius (South Africa: Western Cape)
- Chrysoritis zonarius coetzeri Dickson & Wykeham, 1994 (South Africa: Northern Cape)
References
edit- ^ Chrysoritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ a b c Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Data related to Chrysoritis zonarius at Wikispecies
