Aloeides pringlei
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Pringle's copper | |
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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. pringlei
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides pringlei Tite & Dickson, 1976
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Aloeides pringlei, the Pringle's copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa , where it is only found in a few localities in grassland of the Eastern Cape near the Great Winterberg.
The wingspan is 30–34 mm for males and 32–36 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to December. There is one generation per year.[2]
References
- ↑ Henning, G.A. (2021). "Aloeides pringlei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T891A161281477. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/891/161281477. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q4734156 entry
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