Aloeides dryas
| Aloeides dryas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. dryas |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides dryas Tite & Dickson, 1968[1] | |
The Transvaal Copper (Aloeides dryas) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from Swaziland to northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, then along the Drakensberg and Wolkberg to the Limpopo Province.
The wingspan is 26–31 mm for males and 28–34 mm females. There are several generations in the warmer months, with adults on wing from September to as late as June with peaks in November and February.[2]
The larvae feed on Lotononis species. They are associated with ants of the Lepisiota genus.
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