Aloeides taikosama
Aloeides taikosama, the dusky copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. In South Africa it is found from the eastern Western Cape to the Eastern Cape, the Free State, northern KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West and the eastern Northern Cape.
| Aloeides taikosama | |
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| In the Free State, South Africa | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. taikosama |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides taikosama (Wallengren, 1857)[2] | |
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The wingspan is 22–27 mm for males and 27–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to April, with peaks in November and March. There are multiple generations per year.[3]
References
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- Henning, G.A. 2020. Aloeides taikosama (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161281804A175062226. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161281804A175062226.en. Accessed on 29 July 2022.
- 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.
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