Biology:Aloeides braueri
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Brauer'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. braueri
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides braueri Tite & Dickson, 1968[2]
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Aloeides braueri, the Brauer's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa , where it is known from highland hillsides covered in sour grassveld in the Eastern Cape.
The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 28–32 mm females. Adults are on wing from October to November and from January to February. There are two generations per year.[3]
References
- ↑ Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides braueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161281183A175061926. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161281183A175061926.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161281183/175061926. 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 ☰ Q4734141 entry
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