Aloeides nubilus, the cloud copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found on low rocky ridges in the Mpumalanga Drakensberg.
Cloud copper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Aloeides |
Species: | A. nubilus
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Binomial name | |
Aloeides nubilus Henning & Henning, 1982
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The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 22–26 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.[2]
References
editWikispecies has information related to Aloeides nubilus.
- ^ Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides nubilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T890A168307519. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T890A168307519.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.