Aloeides conradsi
| Conrad'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: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. conradsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides conradsi (Aurivillius, 1907)[1]
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Aloeides conradsi, the Conrad's copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
Subspecies[edit]
- A. c. conradsi (Tanzania)
- A. c. angoniensis Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
- A. c. jacksoni Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Tanzania, Kenya: east of the Rift Valley)
- A. c. talboti Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Tanzania, Kenya: west of the Rift Valley)
References[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Aloeides conradsi.
- ^ Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-04.