Aloeides egerides

Aloeides egerides, the Red Hill copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from coastal fynbos in the Western Cape and Karwyderskraal near Hermanus on the southern coast.

Aloeides egerides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species:
A. egerides
Binomial name
Aloeides egerides
Tite & Dickson, 1968
Synonyms
  • Phasis thyra f. egrerides Riley, 1938

The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 22–26 mm females. Adults are on wing from October to December, with a peak in November and from January to April, with a peak in March. There are two generations per year.[2]

References
  1. Selb, H.E.T. (2020). "Aloeides egerides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T884A168303111. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  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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