Aloeides rossouwi

Short description: Species of butterfly

Aloeides rossouwi

Conservation status

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

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

A. rossouwi

Binomial name
Aloeides rossouwi

Henning & Henning, 1982

Aloeides rossouwi, the Rossouw's copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa , where it is found in Mpumalanga south of the Stoffberg.

The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 24–28 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to November and from February to March. There are two generations per year.[2]

The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Lepisiota.[3]

## References

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1. ↑ Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides rossouwi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T892A168302094. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T892A168302094.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/892/168302094. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
3. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_aphnaeini_4.doc.

* Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides rossouwi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T892A168302094. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/892/168302094.

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