Aloeides lutescens
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| Species: | A. lutescens
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| Aloeides lutescens Tite & Dickson, 1968
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Aloeides lutescens, the Worcester copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from sandy flats along the Breede River in the Worcester area and the Robertson Karoo in the West Cape.
The wingspan is 25–28 mm for males and 27–33 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to December and again from January to March in two generations per year.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Aspalathus species.[1]
References
- ^ a b Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Aloeides lutescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T885A13088921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T885A13088921.en.
- ^ 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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