Aloeides mbuluensis

Species of butterfly

Aloeides mbuluensis

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
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[edit]

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1. ^ Henning, G.A. 2020. Aloeides mbuluensis (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161281244A175062025. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161281244A175062025.en. Downloaded on 08 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.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q4523157
* Wikispecies: Aloeides mbuluensis
* BioLib: 854953
* GBIF: 10794642
* iNaturalist: 648845
* IUCN: 161281244

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