Aloeides kaplani
| Aloeides kaplani | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. kaplani |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides kaplani Tite & Dickson, 1977 | |
Kaplan's Copper (Aloeides kaplani) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from the West Cape. It was discovered and described in 1977.[1]
The wingspan is 28–32 mm for males and 30–40 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to December, with a peak in October. There is one generation per year.[2]
References
- ↑ Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Aloeides kaplani. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 April 2011.
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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