Phasis pringlei
| Phasis pringlei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Phasis |
| Species: | P. pringlei |
| Binomial name | |
| Phasis pringlei Dickson, 1977 | |
Phasis pringlei, the Pringle's arrowhead, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in the Roggeveld escarpment of Northern Cape.
The wingspan is 32–38 mm for males and 36–43 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to December with a peak in November. There is one generation per year.[2]
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- ^ Pringle, E.L. (2020). "Phasis pringlei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T16896A175056928. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T16896A175056928.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.