Aloeides nollothi
| Aloeides nollothi | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. nollothi |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides nollothi Tite & Dickson, 1977 | |
Nolloth's Copper (Aloeides nollothi) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from coastal dunes and flats in Succulent Karoo in the North Cape and inland south along the coast just short of Lambert's Bay.
The wingspan is 19–22 mm for males and 20–24 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to December and in late summer (from March to April) in a possible second generation. There is usually 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 nollothi. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 April 2011.
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