Aloeides dicksoni

Aloeides dicksoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species: A. dicksoni
Binomial name
Aloeides dicksoni
Henning, 1987[1]

Aloeides dicksoni, the Dickson's copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the Eastern Cape Drakensberg.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm for males and 26–33 mm females. Adults are on wing from October to December. There is one generation per year.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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