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Aloeides dentatis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Aloeides dentatis

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Aloeides

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Aloeides, Butterflies and moths, Aloeides pierus, Aloeides aranda

Aloeides dentatis, the Roodepoort copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.

The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 24–28 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to November and from February to March. There are two generations per year.

The larvae of the nominate subspecies feed on Hermannia depressa and Lotononis eriantha. Larvae of subspecies A. d. maseruna feed on Hermannia jacobeifolia. The larvae are attended to by Lepisiota capensis ants.

Subspecies

  • Aloeides dentatis dentatis (South Africa: Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
  • Aloeides dentatis maseruna (Riley, 1938) (Lesotho, South Africa: North West and Free State)

    • References

    Aloeides dentatis Wikipedia
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