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Aloeides henningi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species: A. henningi
Binomial name
Aloeides henningi
Tite & Dickson, 1973[1]

Henning’s Copper (Aloeides henningi) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is found from the northern East Cape to Lesotho, western KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern part of the Orange Free State, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province and Gauteng.

The wingspan is 23-26 mm for males and 24-26 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to November in one generation in cooler areas. In warm areas there is a second generation with adults on wing from January to February [2].

References

  1. ^ Aloeides, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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