Chrysoritis stepheni

Chrysoritis stepheni
Set of C. (b.) stepheni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species: C. stepheni
Binomial name
Chrysoritis stepheni
(Dickson, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Poecilmitis stepheni Dickson, 1978

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

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