Aloeides monticola
| Aloeides monticola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. monticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides monticola Pringle, 1994[1] | |
The Cederberg Copper (Aloeides monticola) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the high slopes of the Cederberg in the West Cape.
The wingspan is 35–39 mm for males and 38–45 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to November. There is one generation per year.[2]
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