Aloeides arida
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| Species: | A. arida
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| Aloeides arida Tite & Dickson, 1968[1]
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Aloeides arida, the arid copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the northern Western Cape to Springbok and Steinkopf in the Northern Cape.
The wingspan is 26–32 mm for males and 29–35 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to April, with a peak from December to February. There are multiple generations during midsummer.[2]
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