Aloeides dentatis

Aloeides dentatis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species: A. dentatis
Binomial name
Aloeides dentatis
(Swierstra, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Phasis dentatis Swierstra, 1909
  • Phasis thyra maseruna Riley, 1938

The Roodepoort Copper (Aloeides dentatis) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.

The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 24–28 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to November and from February to March. There are two generations per year.[1]

The larvae of the nominate subspecies feed on Hermannia depressa and Lotononis eriantha. Larvae of ssp. maseruna feed on Hermannia jacobeifolia. The larvae are attended to by Lepisiota capensis ants.

Subspecies

References

  1. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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