Aloeides merces
| Aloeides merces | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. merces |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides merces Henning & Henning, 1986 | |
The Wakkerstroom Copper (Aloeides merces) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from sour montane grassveld in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm for males and 26–30 mm females. Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year.[1]
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Aloeides merces. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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