Chrysoritis chrysaor, the golden copper or burnished opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

It is found in South Africa, where it is widespread in the east.

Adults are on the wing year-round with peaks in November and February at high altitudes.

[2] The larvae feed on Tylecodon paniculatus, Cotyledon orbiculata, Zygophyllum sessilifolium, Z. retrofractum, Acacia karroo and Rhus species.

They are attended to by Crematogaster liengmei ants.