Aloeides susanae

Aloeides susanae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species: A. susanae
Binomial name
Aloeides susanae
Tite & Dickson, 1973[1]

Susan’s Copper (Aloeides susanae) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is found from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands to the Orange Free State and the East Cape.

The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 22–26 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to January. There is one, but possibly two generations per year.[2]

References

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  1. Aloeides, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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