Aloeides pringlei
| Pringle's copper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. pringlei |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides pringlei Tite & Dickson, 1976 | |
Aloeides pringlei, the Pringle's copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only found in a few localities in grassland of the Eastern 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.[2]
References
- ↑ Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Aloeides pringlei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T891A13089568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T891A13089568.en. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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