Aloeides almeida

Aloeides almeida
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Aloeides
Species:	A. almeida
Binomial name
	Aloeides almeida; (C. Felder, 1862)
Synonyms
	Nais almeida C. Felder, 1862;

Aloeides almeida, the Almeida copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the Western Cape and the Cape Peninsula and the main Cape Fold Mountains, north to Ceres and east along the mountain ranges to the Eastern Cape.

The wingspan is 25–29 mm for males and 28–30 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to November and from February to April. There are two generations per year.^[3]

References

^ Henning, G.A. 2020. Aloeides almeida (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161277197A175059969. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161277197A175059969.en. Downloaded on 08 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.

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[1] Henning, G.A. 2020. Aloeides almeida (amended version of 2020 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161277197A175059969. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161277197A175059969.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2021.

[2] Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[3] 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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