Aloeides stevensoni

Species of butterfly

Aloeides stevensoni

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. stevensoni

Binomial name
Aloeides stevensoni

Tite & Dickson, 1973[2]

Aloeides stevensoni, the Stevenson's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is restricted to montane sourveld grassland on the Wolkberg near Haenertsburg.

The wingspan is 23–26 mm for males and 24–26 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to December in one generation.[3]

## References[edit]

Wikispecies has information related to Aloeides stevensoni.

1. ^ Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides stevensoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161276036A168300053. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161276036A168300053.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 stevensoni|

* Wikidata: Q4761984
* Wikispecies: Aloeides stevensoni
* BioLib: 854941
* CoL: C49N
* EoL: 257494
* GBIF: 1927922
* iNaturalist: 648863
* IRMNG: 10281623
* IUCN: 161276036
* LepIndex: 194889

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