Aloeides titei

Short description: Species of butterfly

Aloeides titei

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. titei

Binomial name
Aloeides titei

Henning, 1987[2]

Aloeides titei, the Tite's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa , where it is known from the northern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills to the hills of southern Mpumalanga.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm for males and 26–33 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to February. There is one generation per year.[3]

## References

1. ↑ Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides titei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161282747A175062931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161282747A175062931.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161282747/175062931. 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.

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