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Warrior silver-spotted copper
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A. argyraspis
Binomial name
Argyraspodes argyraspis
(Trimen, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zeritis argyraspis Trimen, 1873
  • Phasis argyraspis
  • Phasis argyraspis f. labuschagnei van Son, 1959

The Warrior silver-spotted copper (Tylopaedia sardonyx) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, in the West and East Cape, the Orange Free State and the North Cape.

The wingspan is 32–38 mm for males and 35–45 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to March and sometimes from July to April.[2]

References

  1. ^ Argyraspodes, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.