Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Aloeides taikosama | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Aloeides Rank Species | |
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Aloeides taikosama, the dusky copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. In South Africa it is found from the eastern Western Cape to the Eastern Cape, the Free State, northern KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West and the eastern Northern Cape.
The wingspan is 22–27 mm for males and 27–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to April, with peaks in November and March. There are multiple generations per year.
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