Biology:Aloeides mbuluensis
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Aloeides mbuluensis | |
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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. mbuluensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides mbuluensis Pringle, 1994[2]
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Aloeides mbuluensis, the Mbulu copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa , where it is known from bare patches of ground in highland grassveld in the Mbulu area of the Eastern Cape and the area near Loteni in KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan is 26–32 mm for males and 29–37 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to January. There is one generation per year.[3]
References
- ↑ Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides mbuluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161281244A175062025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161281244A175062025.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161281244/175062025. 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 ☰ Q4523157 entry
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