Aloeides stevensoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Aloeides |
Species: | A. stevensoni
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Binomial name | |
Aloeides stevensoni Tite & Dickson, 1973[2]
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Aloeides stevensoni, the Stevenson's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is restricted to montane sourveld grassland on the Wolkberg near Haenertsburg.
The wingspan is 23–26 mm for males and 24–26 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to December in one generation.[3]