Biology:Aloeides oreas
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Aloeides oreas | |
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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. oreas
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides oreas Tite & Dickson, 1968[2]
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Aloeides oreas, the oreas copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa , where it is known from the Eastern Cape to the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, the Free State and mountain peaks in Mpumalanga near Wakkerstroom.
The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 22–26 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to December, with a peak in October and from January to April, with a peak in January. There are two generations per year.[3]
References
- ↑ Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides oreas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161282171A175062600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161282171A175062600.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161282171/175062600. 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 ☰ Q4526940 entry
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