Biology:Aloeides

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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Aloeides
Aloeides pierus.JPG
A. pierus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Aloeides
Hübner, [1819][1]

Aloeides, commonly called coppers, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Most can be found in South Africa (49 species), but a few species occur as far north as Kenya (8 species).[2]

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 2.0 2.1 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7. 
  3. Tite & Dickson; The Genus Aloeides and allied genera (Lycaenidae), Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 29:, pages 225-280 (1973)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4359296 entry