Chrysoritis brooksi, the Brook's opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa. The wingspan is 26–30 mm for males and 28–32 mm for females. Its flight period is from September to April, occasionally as late as June. Larvae feed on Thesium and Zygophyllum species. They are associated with Crematogaster peringueyi ants. Subspecies Chrysoritis brooksi brooksi (South Africa: Western Cape Province) Chrysoritis brooksi tearei (Dickson, 1966) (South Africa: Western Cape Province) References External links insecte.org: images of this species Butterflies described in 1938 Chrysoritis Endemic butterflies of South Africa