Aloeides carolynnae

Aloeides carolynnae, Carolynn's copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa.[1]

Aloeides carolynnae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species:
A. carolynnae
Binomial name
Aloeides carolynnae
Dickson, 1983

The wingspan is 23–28 mm for males and 25–33 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to November and again from January to March in two generations per year.[2]

The larvae probably feed on Aspalathus species.[1]

Subspecies
  • Aloeides carolynnae carolynnae (fynbos in the West Cape, the Slanghoek Valley)
  • Aloeides carolynnae aurata Pringle, 1994 (fynbos or limestone ridges near De Hoop and sandy ground near Witsand)

References
  1. Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Aloeides carolynnae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T886A13089004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T886A13089004.en.
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.


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