Aloeides simplex
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. simplex
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Aloeides simplex, the dune copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from sandy areas in the Kalahari and arid savannah, the red dunes from Kuruman, Hotazel and further west in the Northern Cape.
The wingspan is 26–32 mm for males and 29–34 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to November and from January to March. There are two generations per year.[3]
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- ^ Henning, G.A. 2020. Aloeides simplex (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161276677A175059269. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161276677A175059269.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 1893
- Aloeides
- Endemic butterflies of South Africa
- Aphnaeinae stubs