Aloeides juana

Aloeides juana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species: A. juana
Binomial name
Aloeides juana
Tite & Dickson, 1968[1]
Synonyms
  • Aloeides vansoni juana Tite & Dickson, 1968

The Juana Copper (Aloeides juana) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the West Cape to Namaqualand and the Steinkopf area in the North Cape.

The wingspan is 29–34 mm for males and 30–38 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to December and from February to April. There are two generations per year.[2]

References

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  1. Aloeides, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.