Aloeides pringlei

Aloeides pringlei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species: A. pringlei
Binomial name
Aloeides pringlei
Tite & Dickson, 1976

Pringle's Copper (Aloeides pringlei) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is only found in a few localities in grassland of the East Cape near the Great Winterberg.

The wingspan is 30–34 mm for males and 32–36 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to December. There is one generation per year.[1]

References

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