Aloeides namibiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Aloeides |
Species: | A. namibiensis |
Binomial name | |
Aloeides namibiensis Henning & Henning, 1994 [1] | |
Aloeides namibiensis, the Namibia copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Namibia. [2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.
Adults have been recorded in December.
Aloeides, commonly called coppers, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Most can be found in South Africa, but a few species occur as far north as Kenya.
Aloeides nollothi, the Nolloth's copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Namibia and the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Aloeides rossouwi, the Rossouw's copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in Mpumalanga south of the Stoffberg.
Aloeides thyra, the red copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Aloeides caffrariae, the border copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from coastal grassland in the Eastern Cape.
Aloeides monticola, the Cederberg copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the high slopes of the Cederberg in the Western Cape.
Aloeides arida, the arid copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the northern Western Cape to Springbok and Steinkopf in the Northern Cape.
Aloeides aranda, the Aranda copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the whole of South Africa, except in high montane forests and arid western areas. It is also found in Zimbabwe.
Aloeides pierus, the dull copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is found in the Western, Northern and Eastern Cape, as well as the Free State.
Aloeides molomo, the molomo copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa.
Aloeides taikosama, the dusky copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. In South Africa it is found from the eastern Western Cape to the Eastern Cape, the Free State, northern KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West and the eastern Northern Cape.
Aloeides angolensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Angola.
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.
Aloeides griseus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zambia.
Aloeides plowesi, the Plowes' copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.
Aloeides tearei, the Teare's copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Namibia. The habitat consists of semi desert.
Aloeides argenteus, the silvery copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Namibia. It is only known from an arid area just inland of the coastal dunes.
Aloeides mullini, the Mullin's copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of montane grassland.
Namibiensis may refer to: