Wallengren's Copper

Wallengren's Copper
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Trimenia
Species: T. wallengrenii
Binomial name
Trimenia wallengrenii
Synonyms
  • Zeritis wallengrenii Trimen, 1887
  • Phasis wallengrenii

Wallengren's Copper or Wallengren's Silver-spotted Copper (Trimenia wallengrenii) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.

The wingspan is 24-35 mm for males and 29-42 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to December. There is one generation per year[1].

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.