Chrysoritis midas, the Midas opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is found from the Roggeveld escarpment to Nuweveldberge in the Western Cape.
The wingspan is 24âÂÂ28 mm for males and 25âÂÂ30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Diospyros austro-africana. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.