Aloeides mbuluensis

Aloeides mbuluensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species: A. mbuluensis
Binomial name
Aloeides mbuluensis
Pringle, 1994[1]

The Mbulu Copper (Aloeides mbuluensis) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from bare patches of ground in highland grassveld in the Mbulu area of the East Cape and the area near Loteni in KwaZulu-Natal.

The wingspan is 26–32 mm for males and 29–37 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to January. There is one generation 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.