Aloeides egerides
| Aloeides egerides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. egerides |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides egerides Tite & Dickson, 1968 | |
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The Red Hill Copper (Aloeides egerides) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from coastal fynbos in the West Cape and Karwyderskraal near Hermanus on the southern coast.
The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 22–26 mm females. Adults are on wing from October to December, with a peak in November and from January to April, with a peak in March. There are two generations per year.[1]
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Aloeides egerides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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