Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Aloeides braueri | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Aloeides Rank Species | |
People also search for Aloeides bamptoni, Aloeides mbuluensis | ||
Aloeides braueri, the Brauer's copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from highland hillsides covered in sour grassveld in the Eastern Cape.
The wingspan is 26–28 mm for males and 28–32 mm females. Adults are on wing from October to November and from January to February. There are two generations per year.
References
Aloeides braueri Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA