Red Hill Copper

Aloeides egerides

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

Aloeides egerides, the Red Hill copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is known from coastal fynbos in the Western Cape and Karwyderskraal near Hermanus on the southern coast. The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 22–26 mm females.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Red Hill Copper

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