Aloeides kaplani

Kaplan's copper
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Aloeides
Species:	A. kaplani
Binomial name
	Aloeides kaplani; Tite & Dickson, 1977

Aloeides kaplani, the Kaplan's copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from the Western Cape. It was discovered and described in 1977.

The wingspan is 28–32 mm for males and 30–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December, with a peak in October. There is one generation per year.[2]

References

Henning, A. 2020. Aloeides kaplani. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T887A161275707. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T887A161275707.en. Downloaded on 09 June 2020.
Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[IUCN-1] Henning, A. 2020. Aloeides kaplani. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T887A161275707. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T887A161275707.en. Downloaded on 09 June 2020.

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.