Biology:Aloeides bamptoni
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Bampton's copper | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. bamptoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides bamptoni Tite & Dickson, 1977[2]
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Aloeides bamptoni, the Bampton's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa , where it is known from the Northern Cape.
The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 22–26 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to December and in late summer (from March to April) in a possible second generation. There is usually one generation per year.[3]
References
- ↑ Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides bamptoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161279978A175061307. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161279978A175061307.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161279978/175061307. Retrieved 8 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q4734139 entry
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