Aloeides dentatis
| Aloeides dentatis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. dentatis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides dentatis (Swierstra, 1909) | |
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The Roodepoort Copper (Aloeides dentatis) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.
The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 24–28 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to November and from February to March. There are two generations per year.[1]
The larvae of the nominate subspecies feed on Hermannia depressa and Lotononis eriantha. Larvae of ssp. maseruna feed on Hermannia jacobeifolia. The larvae are attended to by Lepisiota capensis ants.
Subspecies
- Aloeides dentatis dentatis (South Africa: Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
- Aloeides dentatis maseruna (Riley, 1938) (Lesotho, South Africa: North West Province, Free State Province)
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Aloeides dentatis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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