Aloeides molomo
| Aloeides molomo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. molomo |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides molomo (Trimen, 1870)[1] | |
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The Molomo Copper (Aloeides molomo) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Africa.
The wingspan is 22–33 mm for males and 24–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to December and from March to April. There are two generations per year.[2]
The larvae of ssp. krooni feed on Sida ovata.
Subspecies
- Aloeides molomo molomo (East Cape, Orange Free State, eastern North Cape, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo Province, North West Province)
- Aloeides molomo mumbuensis Riley, 1921 (Botswana, Zambia)
- Aloeides molomo kiellandi Carcasson, 1961 (south-western Tanzania: Mpanda)
- Aloeides molomo krooni Tite & Dickson, 1973 (northern North Cape to Namibia and Botswana)
- Aloeides molomo coalescens Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Zimbabwe)
- Aloeides molomo handmani Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Malawi)
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