Aloeides oreas
| Aloeides oreas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. oreas |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides oreas Tite & Dickson, 1968[1] |
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The Oreas Copper (Aloeides oreas) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the East Cape to the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, the Orange Free State and mountain peaks in Mpumalanga near Wakkerstroom.
The wingspan is 21-24 mm for males and 22-26 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to December, with a peak in October and from January to April, with a peak in January. There are two generations per year.[2]
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