Chrysoritis pyramus, Pennington 1953: 105

Heath, Alan, 2023, Chrysoritis Butler (Papilionoidea: Lycaenidae: Aphnaeinae) - Part III: An integrative taxonomic revision, Metamorphosis 34 (1), pp. 11-28 : 22-23

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.4314/met.v34i1.02
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/744C87AA-E74C-D748-FF78-21D279AEFED5
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Chrysoritis pyramus
status

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pyramus Pennington 1953: 105 . Holotype: Ditsong NM. Type locality: Zwartberg Pass. Host ant: Crem. peringueyi for both subspecies. MPT: upper montane slopes and prominences.

Taxonomy: All subspecies combined form a monophyletic group, with 100% bootstrap support in the COI tree.

C. pyramus pyramus : This nominate subspecies is probably a localised melanistic form of the insect. Late instar illustrated in Fig. 11 View Figure 11 . Conservation status: LC – Rare. identification awaits molecular confirmation; a second similar specimen has since been seen and photographed. Conservation status: EN.

Chrysoritis endymion ( Pennington 1962) View in CoL . Poecilmitis View in CoL