Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Aloeides trimeni | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Aloeides Rank Subspecies | |
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Aloeides trimeni, the Trimen's copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is found from coastal KwaZulu-Natal to the Drakensberg, north into Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
The wingspan is 22–33 mm for males and 24–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December (with a peak in October) and from January to April (with a peak in February). There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Aspalathus species and Hermannia depressa.
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