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Tylopaedia

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King copper
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Tylopaedia
Tite & Dickson, 1973
Species:
T. sardonyx
Binomial name
Tylopaedia sardonyx
(Trimen, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Zeritis sardonyx Trimen, 1868
  • Phasis sardonyx f. knobeli van Son, 1959
  • Phasis sardonyx peringueyi Dickson, 1969
  • Phasis sardonyx ab. peringueyi Aurivillius, 1924

Tylopaedia is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae.[1] It is monotypic containing only the species Tylopaedia sardonyx, the king copper, which is found in South Africa and Namibia.

Description

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The wingspan is 32–40 mm for males and 35–50 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to December and from January to April in two generations per year.[2]

Habitat and behavior

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The larvae feed on Aspalathus spinosa, Phylica olaefolia, and Euclea undulata.[citation needed]

Subspecies

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References

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  1. ^ "Tylopaedia Tite & Dickson, 1973" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.