Aloeides quickelbergei

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aloeides quickelbergei

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species:
A. quickelbergei
Binomial name
Aloeides quickelbergei
Tite & Dickson, 1968[2]

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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.


Retrieved from ""