Phasis clavum
Namaqua arrowhead | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Phasis |
Species: | P. clavum |
Binomial name | |
Phasis clavum Murray, 1935[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Phasis clavum, the Namaqua arrowhead, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.
The wingspan is 29-39.5 mm for males and 35–44 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to November and sometimes January.[2]
The larvae feed on Rhus and Melianthus species. They are associated with ants of the Crematogaster genus.[3]
Subspecies
- Phasis clavum clavum (Namibia, South Africa: Western Cape through Namaqualand to the Northern Cape)
- Phasis clavum erythema Quickelberge, 1980 (Roggeveld near Sutherland)
References
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- ↑ Phasis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)
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