Aloeides nollothi

Nolloth's copper
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Aloeides
Species:	A. nollothi
Binomial name
	Aloeides nollothi; Tite & Dickson, 1977

Aloeides nollothi, the Nolloth's copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Namibia and the Northern Cape province of South Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is 19–22 mm for males and 20–24 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to December and in late summer (from March to April) in a possible second generation. There is usually one generation per year.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Aloeides nollothi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T889A13089188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T889A13089188.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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[iucn-1] Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Aloeides nollothi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T889A13089188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T889A13089188.en.

[2] 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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