Trimenia wallengrenii
| Wallengren's copper | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Trimenia |
| Species: | T. wallengrenii
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| Trimenia wallengrenii | |
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Trimenia wallengrenii, the Wallengren's copper or Wallengren's silver-spotted copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa.
The wingspan is 24–35 mm for males and 29–42 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to December. There is one generation per year.[1]
Subspecies
- Trimenia wallengrenii wallengrenii — near Darling in the Western Cape
- Trimenia wallengrenii gonnemoi Ball, 1994 — upper slopes of the Piketberg in the Western Cape
References
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Trimenia wallengrenii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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