Aloeides quickelbergei
Aloeides quickelbergei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Aloeides |
Species: | A. quickelbergei
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Binomial name | |
Aloeides quickelbergei Tite & Dickson, 1968[2]
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Aloeides quickelbergei, the Quickelberge's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from mountain slopes in the southern Western Cape.
The wingspan is 24–26 mm for males and 25–28 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to January. There is one generation per year.[3]
References[]
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- ^ Henning, G.A. 2020. Aloeides quickelbergei (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161276730A175059372. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161276730A175059372.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2021.
- ^ Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Butterflies described in 1968
- Aloeides
- Endemic butterflies of South Africa
- Aphnaeinae stubs