Aloeides braueri

Aloeides braueri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species: A. braueri
Binomial name
Aloeides braueri
Tite & Dickson, 1968[1]

Brauer’s Copper (Aloeides braueri) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from highland hillsides covered in sour grassveld in the East Cape.

The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 28–32 mm females. Adults are on wing from October to November and from January to February. There are two generations per year.[2]

References

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  1. Aloeides, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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