Biology:Trimenia wykehami
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of butterfly
Wykeham's silver-spotted copper | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Trimenia |
Species: | T. wykehami
|
Binomial name | |
Trimenia wykehami (Dickson, 1969)[1]
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Trimenia wykehami, the Wykeham's silver-spotted copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa , where it is found from Beaufort West to the Roggeveld escarpment in the Western Cape.
The wingspan is 24–32 mm for males and 27–39 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to December. There is one generation per year.[2]
References
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trimenia wykehami. |
- ↑ Trimenia 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 ☰ Q10828076 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimenia wykehami.
Read more |