Aloeides dicksoni

Aloeides dicksoni, the Dickson's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the Eastern Cape Drakensberg.

Aloeides dicksoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species:
A. dicksoni
Binomial name
Aloeides dicksoni
Henning, 1987[2]

The wingspan is 25–30 mm for males and 26–33 mm females. Adults are on wing from October to December. There is one generation per year.[3]

References

  1. Henning, G.A. 2020. Aloeides dicksoni (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161279307A175061212. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161279307A175061212.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.


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