Aloeides

Last updated

Aloeides
Aloeides pierus.JPG
A. pierus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Aloeides
Hübner, [1819] [1]

Aloeides, commonly called coppers, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Most can be found in South Africa (49 species), but a few species occur as far north as Kenya (8 species). [2]

Contents

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups. [1] [2] [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aphnaeinae</span> Subfamily of butterflies

The Aphnaeinae are a subfamily of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

<i>Chrysoritis</i> Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Chrysoritis, commonly called opals or coppers, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae found mainly in southern Africa and particularly South Africa.

<i>Lepidochrysops</i> Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Lepidochrysops is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) are found in the Afrotropical realm.

<i>Thestor</i> Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Thestor is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species are Afrotropical.

<i>Aloeides thyra</i> Species of butterfly

Aloeides thyra, the red copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Aloeides rileyi, the Riley's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from Lesotho and the eastern part of the Free State.

<i>Aloeides pallida</i> Species of butterfly

Aloeides pallida, the giant copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.

Aloeides depicta, the depicta copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from fynbos and Nama Karoo along the mountains from Matjiesfontein to Gydo Mountain and the Eastern Cape.

<i>Aloeides maluti</i> Species of butterfly

Aloeides maluti, the Maluti copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is mainly found in the high altitude alpine grassland of Lesotho, but also in neighbouring hills of the Free State and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa.

<i>Aloeides trimeni</i> Species of butterfly

Aloeides trimeni, the Trimen's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is found from coastal KwaZulu-Natal to the Drakensberg, north into Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

<i>Aloeides molomo</i> Species of butterfly

Aloeides molomo, the molomo copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa.

<i>Aloeides conradsi</i> Species of butterfly

Aloeides conradsi, the Conrad's copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of savanna.

References

  1. 1 2 Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 1 2 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.
  3. ↑ Tite & Dickson; The Genus Aloeides and allied genera (Lycaenidae), Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 29:, pages 225-280 (1973)
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.