Aloeides plowesi

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Aloeides plowesi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species:
A. plowesi
Binomial name
Aloeides plowesi
Tite & Dickson, 1973 [1]

Aloeides plowesi, the Plowes' copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Zimbabwe. [2]

Adults are on wing from August to November and in May and June.

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References

  1. Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-04.