Wallengren's Copper
| Wallengren's Copper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Trimenia |
| Species: | T. wallengrenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Trimenia wallengrenii (Trimen & Bowker, 1887) | |
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Wallengren's Copper or Wallengren's Silver-spotted Copper (Trimenia wallengrenii) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.
The wingspan is 24–35 mm for males and 29–42 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to December. There is one generation per year.[1]
Subspecies
- Trimenia wallengrenii wallengrenii (near darling in the West Cape)
- Trimenia wallengrenii gonnemoi Ball, 1994 (upper slopes of the Piketberg in the West Cape)
References
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Trimenia wallengrenii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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