Aloeides vansoni

Short description: Species of butterfly

Aloeides vansoni

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. vansoni

Binomial name
Aloeides vansoni

Tite & Dickson, 1968[2]

Aloeides vansoni, the Van Son's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa , where it is known from the Western Cape, then across the Great Karoo and Roggeveld escarpment, south along the north side of the Swartberg and nearby mountains to the Eastern Cape.

The wingspan is 27–32 mm for males and 29–35 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to January with a peak in December. There is one generation per year.[3]

## References

1. ↑ Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides vansoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161282802A175063030. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161282802A175063030.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161282802/175063030. 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.

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4734164 entry

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