Aloeides barbarae

Species of butterfly

Aloeides barbarae

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

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

A. barbarae

Binomial name
Aloeides barbarae

Henning & Henning, 1994[2]

Aloeides barbarae, the Barbara's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from montane grassland on one hill top between Fairview and the Sheba Mines in Mpumalanga.

The wingspan is 22–24 mm for males and 24–26 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November. There is one generation per year.[3]

## References

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Wikispecies has information related to Aloeides barbarae.

1. ^ Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides barbarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161277000A168305427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161277000A168305427.en. Retrieved 18 November 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.

Taxon identifiers

Aloeides barbarae|

* Wikidata: Q4227826
* Wikispecies: Aloeides barbarae
* BioLib: 854948
* GBIF: 8806128
* iNaturalist: 648826
* IUCN: 161277000
* Open Tree of Life: 7718355

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