Aloeides pringlei
| Aloeides pringlei | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. pringlei |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides pringlei Tite & Dickson, 1976 | |
Pringle's Copper (Aloeides pringlei) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only found in a few localities in grassland of the East Cape near the Great Winterberg.
The wingspan is 30–34 mm for males and 32–36 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to December. 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 pringlei. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 April 2011.
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