Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Aloeides penningtoni | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Aloeides Rank Species | |
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Aloeides penningtoni, the Pennington's copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the northern Eastern Cape and the Drakensberg foothills to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands and the Ngoye and Enseleni forests.
The wingspan is 26–31 mm for males and 28–34 mm females. There are several generations in the warmer months, with adults on wing from August to June with peaks in November and February.
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