Chrysoritis perseus, the Perseus opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae found only in South Africa.
The wingspan is 24âÂÂ28 mm for males and 26âÂÂ30 mm for females. Flight period is two broods from August to March, peaking November.
Larvae feed on Zygophyllum species.
The pupae are found under host plant Atriplex bolusii and tended to by the ants specie Crematogaster peringueyi.