Dickson's Copper or Dickson's Strandveld Copper (Chrysoritis dicksoni) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only known inland from Witsand in a single spot in Fynbos. Previously, it was also found north of Cape Town. It is sometimes separated in the monotypic genus Oxychaeta.
The wingspan is 26-35 mm for males and 33-40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late July to mid September. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed through trophallaxis from Cremogaster peringueyi ants.
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