Aloeides egerides

Short description: Species of butterfly

Aloeides egerides

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Lycaenidae
Genus:  | Aloeides
Species:  |

A. egerides

Binomial name
Aloeides egerides

Tite & Dickson, 1968

Synonyms

* Phasis thyra f. egrerides Riley, 1938

Aloeides egerides, the Red Hill copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa , where it is known from coastal fynbos in the Western Cape and Karwyderskraal near Hermanus on the southern coast.

The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 22–26 mm females. Adults are on wing from October to December, with a peak in November and from January to April, with a peak in March. There are two generations per year.[2]

## References

1. ↑ Selb, H.E.T. (2020). "Aloeides egerides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T884A168303111. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T884A168303111.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/884/168303111. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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