Poecilmitis swanepoeli

Swanepoel's Opal (Poecilmitis swanepoeli) là một loài bướm ngày in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, ở đó nó is found in the Swartberg Pass and Schoemanskloof, the Groot Swartberg, the Huis River Pass and Gamkaskloof in the West Cape.

The wingspan is 23–26 mm for males and 24–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January. There is one extended generation per year.Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

The larvae feed on Thesium species and Tylecodon paniculata. They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.

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