✨Poecilmitis orientalis

The Eastern Opal (Poecilmitis orientalis) là một loài bướm ngày in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, ở đó nó is found on the southern Drakensberg in KwaZulu-Natal.

The wingspan is 18–22 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January, with a peak in December. There is one generation per year.

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