Aloeides damarensis
| Aloeides damarensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. damarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides damarensis (Trimen, 1891)[1] | |
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The Damara Copper (Aloeides damarensis) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is found from coastal KwaZulu-Natal to the Drakensberg, north into Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province.
The wingspan is 25–32 mm for males and 28–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April in the southern part of the range and year round in the north.[2]
The larvae feed on Aspalathus species.
Subspecies
- Aloeides damarensis damarensis (West, North and East Cape and south-western Orange Free State)
- Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973 (from northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Limpopo Province and the North West Province)
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