Aloeides stevensoni
Aloeides stevensoni, the Stevenson's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is restricted to montane sourveld grassland on the Wolkberg near Haenertsburg.
Aloeides stevensoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Aloeides |
Species: | A. stevensoni |
Binomial name | |
Aloeides stevensoni Tite & Dickson, 1973[1] | |
The wingspan is 23–26 mm for males and 24–26 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to December in one generation.[2]
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