Aloeides titei
| Aloeides titei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. titei
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides titei Henning, 1987[2]
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Aloeides titei, the Tite's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the northern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills to the hills of southern Mpumalanga.
The wingspan is 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in) for males and 26–33 millimetres (1.0–1.3 in) for females. Adults are on wing from November to February. There is one generation per year.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Henning, G.A. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Aloeides titei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161282747A175062931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161282747A175062931.en. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.