Aloeides mbuluensis

Short description: Species of butterfly

Aloeides mbuluensis

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

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

A. mbuluensis

Binomial name
Aloeides mbuluensis

Pringle, 1994[2]

Aloeides mbuluensis, the Mbulu copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa , where it is known from bare patches of ground in highland grassveld in the Mbulu area of the Eastern Cape and the area near Loteni in KwaZulu-Natal.

The wingspan is 26–32 mm for males and 29–37 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to January. There is one generation per year.[3]

## References

1. ↑ Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides mbuluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161281244A175062025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161281244A175062025.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161281244/175062025. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
2. ↑ Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

Wikidata ☰ Q4523157 entry

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