Biology:Aloeides conradsi
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Conrad's copper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Aloeides |
Species: | A. conradsi
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Binomial name | |
Aloeides conradsi (Aurivillius, 1907)[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Aloeides conradsi, the Conrad's copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
Subspecies
- A. c. conradsi (Tanzania)
- A. c. angoniensis Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
- A. c. jacksoni Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Tanzania, Kenya: east of the Rift Valley)
- A. c. talboti Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Tanzania, Kenya: west of the Rift Valley)
References
- ↑ Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_aphnaeini_4.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q4734143 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloeides conradsi.
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