''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 Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of the Kgalagadi T ...
.
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.
References
Phasis (butterfly)
Insects of South Africa
Butterflies described in 1977
Butterflies of Africa
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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