Aloeides rossouwi
| Aloeides rossouwi | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. rossouwi |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides rossouwi Henning & Henning, 1982 | |
Rossouw's Copper (Aloeides rossouwi) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in Mpumalanga south of the Stoffberg.
The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 24–28 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to November and from February to March. There are two generations per year.[1]
The larvae are associated with ants of the Lepisiota genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Aloeides rossouwi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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