Aloeides rileyi

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Aloeides rileyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species:
A. rileyi
Binomial name
Aloeides rileyi
Tite & Dickson, 1976 [2]
Synonyms
  • Aloeides tayloriTite and Dickson, 1976
  • Aloeides rileyi f. pallidaWoodhall, 2000

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.

The wingspan is 2428 mm for males and 2630 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to February. There is one generation per year. [3]

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

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

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References

  1. Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides rileyi (amended version of 2020 assessment)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161279047A175061014.en. Archived from the original on 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2021-08-08. Riley's Copper Aloeides rileyi has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2010. Aloeides rileyi is listed as Least Concern.
  2. Tite, G.E.; Dickson, C.G.C. (1976). Chalmers Hunt, J.M. (ed.). "Further notes on species of the genus Aloeides (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)". The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation . 88: 179. ISSN   0013-8916. OCLC   558456720.
  3. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik Publishers. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.